cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 River Test commercial (10)

6 Novel ending mercifully,

maybe another starts? (4)

10 Confused, like a sailor? (2,3)

11 Lost cause, rotten stew (9)

12 A payment secured by friend

of father and mother? (8)

13 Half a score otherwise for

singer (5)

15 Capitol out of sight (7)

17 Shingle shifted from some

UK shores? (7)

19 Drug used in growing muscle, or in weight-loss programmes, contrarily (7)

21 Poisoner tainted sarnie with

dash of cyanide (7)

22 How much interest regarding

pinafore! (5)

24 One thus set on fire, a

refinery gutted (8)

27 Member is slow to establish

laws (9)

28 Dash can get shortened (5)

29 Essence: it is in pub (4)

30 Beauty – small-minded

nature about right (10)

DOWN

1 Yours truly is a leader in

mosque! (4)

2 Demolish testament in

dreadful tirade, ultimately (9)

3 Say ‘Florida’, possibly? (5)

4 Reading article the wrong way

(7)

5 Clear answers billions initially

work out (7)

7 Fruit eaten up by rhino,

lemons (5)

8 Sweet wine gets more

trembling? (10)

9 Prisons around extravagant

country residences (8)

14 Rubbish fish’s served with

batter (10)

16 Comedic, common error

that’s come up in church (8)

18 One racing out of control,

showing lack of awareness (9)

20 Loss of hope in the French

couple (7)

21 Illness – I left people in bath

scratching both ends! (7)

23 Tory privilege (5)

25 Grabbing first of toys, old

king and I play together (5)

26 God has Egyptian seaport to

set up (4)