CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Albert led to it being put in fob (6-5)

6. Drink port to give it one’s backing (3)

8. Surgically open what may have corporal link (5)

10. I can bolt a sort of drug derived from vegetable matter (9)

11. A Channel Island chemise (4)

12. Make it, without a Mediterranean island (5)

13. Language that’s fruity (8)

16. Drank a health as it was carried around (7)

17. A genuine old royal (4)

18. It may be the cost of a customary tax (4)

19. Came and lit out, seeing what the weather’s like (7)

21. Come together to study the grass edging (8)

23. Bay is at home to 29 (5)

26. A bit of vanilla dye (4)

27. Where pictures were sold for sport in public house initially

(5,4)

28. They test the pupils one nation fills out (5)

29. Allow one to have a tenant (3)

30. Banner it led round to where main meal was served (6,5)

DOWN

1. Place to rip out where speed restriction is enforced (6,4)

2. He wants to keep the environment to save corn in its diversity

(15)

3. To make woman take it easy is the height of ambition (7)

4. Fragrance of tea, romantically exposed (5)

5. Printed reports of debates and rash distribution (7)

6. It’s a little sheepish, the immolation (11,4)

7. Head the taking of a vote (4)

9. Be sick of such a spiteful woman (3)

13. A more pithy time era represents (7)

14. Treat, in a different way, with fertiliser (7)

15. It’s the tang that comes back at you (10)

19. It is eagerly desired by the fellow Edward is after (7)

20. Distinguished explosive device in a hospital department (7)

22. Pained sound coming from organ (5)

24. There’s nothing in turning up before ten (3)

25. Sort of glass stone (4) YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 1. Nasty 4. Scatter 8. Victoria Falls

10. Auger 11. Urns 12. Wide 16. Alpha 17. Outstandingly 19. Sadness

20. Minor

Down 1. Naval surgeons 2. Sac 3. Yeoman 4. Stingy 5. Afford 6. Talkative

7. Reserve player 9. Contented 13. Wattle 14. Spines 15. Barium 18. Gun