DFA Cryptic Crossword

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across:1 Spinach. 5 Nitpick.

10 Irish sea. 11 Eleven. 12 Manila. 13 Delusion. 14 Newsletter. 17 Date. 18 Alga. 20 Skin cancer. 23 Ambushes. 25 Twinge. 27 Mosque. 28 Examined. 29 Endorse. 30 Skid row. Down:2 Portage. 3 Nashi. 4 Castanets. 6 Ideal.

7 Pressed on. 8 Cheroot. 9 Bandit. 15 Status quo. 16 Racetrack. 19 Lampoon. 21 Issues.

22 El Greco. 24 Heels.

26 Iliad.

ACROSS:-

1 Away with his principal and his order of execution! (3,4,3,4)

10 Steer across country - east, east, east, then right (9)

11 March follower off with pair left behind (5)

12 Mouth finding little new in spicy curry (3-4)

13 Woman moving her seat (7)

14 Reserve a jacket (5)

16 Stole a car after crashing into a people mover (9)

19 Average number is the most important (9)

23 Company finds energy in the blast of wind (5)

25 Stronghold of an incomprehensible dialect (7)

26 Reading controversial article (7)

28 Rifles turned on some kind of pigeon (5)

29 Old battles and old scraps in the mountains (9)

30 Record breaking Stones tour in cheaper outlets (8,6)

DOWN:-

2 Distributed leaflet about very soft swim wear (7)

3 Tedious victory over deadly extremists (5) 4 Made claret the last of the wine when sickly sweet (7)

5 He disputes rite with church leader? (7) 6 Hurry up as quiet leakage worsened (5,1,3)

7 Determined to make money with set conditions (7)

8 Dealt harshly with the fourth in line (5) 9 Sweet to lounge about before one attempt (8)

15 Give weapons to a fool and love to an animal (9)

17 Fashionable to support skinhead crime (3) 18 Cruel when the Old Testament is missing a book? (8)

20 Army grub of a sort in bananas (7) 21 Not having the burden of a new deal in nun’s order (7)

22 Hardbacks’ surtitle losing individuality in translation (7)

24 Permit borders on European honour (7) 25 Bounder went around quarter and looked at what might be taken (5) 27 Showed up with nothing but a small part (5)