CROSSWORD

Across

1 It may be clear to all in security (10)

6 Whistle a hit? (4)

10 Stay clear when hungry prima donna returns! (5)

11 Be persuaded to call (4,5)

12 Fast plane is not reordered - get rid of the cargo (8)

13 Make cracks on passing fashion (5)

15 He’s afraid to take the lead when father is around (7)

17 Frightened by a number with guns (7)

19 A snuff-taker (7)

21 Force holds our weapons (7)

22 Fruit that gives individual vitality (5)

24 Hill splits and falls, perhaps (8)

27 Crank, socially and mechanically (9)

28 Beethoven’s fifth in its entirety (5)

29 Pick out the best ones, having growth potential (4)

30 Nevertheless there’s no variety (3,3,4)

Down

1 In gear (4)

2 There’s less noise from such animals (9)

3 Check the accuracy of someone else’s account (5)

4 Pardoned and released (7)

5 Country where men burst into song (7)

7 She gives a number a subtle emanation (5)

8 Times when sandy weeds are pulled out (10)

9 Announce that one is no longer an amateur (8)

14 Unusual biblical book required to make up a set perhaps (3,7)

16 Tune carried aloft (8)

18 Raise the stake on a horse and it may blow its top (5,4)

20 After a number on the side (7)

21 Almost a month before a bed bears fruit (7)

23 In panic he hides in a corner (5)

25 Delete the first letter in Gaelic (5)

26 It’s a lot older than you (4)