Crossword

MORE CROSSWORDS IN TABLOID!

ACROSS 1 Turn to collect greeting cards late (10)

6 Check store, needing time for hotel (4)

10 Fighting in the outskirts of Stamford for such an area of land (5)

11 Docking and showing full particulars? (9)

12 Expand upon scream after escape that’s curtailed (5,3) 13 Cereal offered by women with passion (5) 15 Conducted bag search thoroughly (7)

17 What might come after Welsh theatre assistant? (7) 19 Weapon offered by listener in company (7)

21 Leaves prisoner clutching one, besieged by enemy (7) 22 Gather popular whistle-blower’s back (5) 24 Grabs walking aids after changing sides (8)

27 Help incorporating standard article shows discrimination (9) 28 Financial arrangement bound to be reported? (5) 29 Realise student must abandon study (4)

30 Gave water to soldiers before unusually dry heat finally dissipated (10) DOWN 1 Defeat the pick of the bunch (4)

2 The man Ireland changed is top of the bill (9) 3 Pressed, once set up, to expose such lumps (5)

4 Total invested in white wine and fish (7) 5 Academic set up outside gallery and wrote music (7) 7 String theory’s first success with energy (5) 8 Summon artist, producing an absorbing book (4-6)

9 Fair offering from a VIP? (3,5) 14 Extravagant tip a golfer developed (10)

16 Haste required, needing endless walk right through a city (8) 18 Steps used in clubs, say, for what to wear when atmosphere is lacking (9)

20 Partner impounding short cook’s big knife (7)

21 Came across empty refinery or factory (7)

23 Genius just crossing line (5) 25 Supply food for two queens (5)

26 Stallion’s set guide, wanting regulars (4)