YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Gunman, 9 Noting, 10 Penny red, 12 Rare coin, 15 Lyon, 16 Thirty-nine, 19 Wester Ross, 20 Isn’t, 23 Nearby, 25 Besançon, 27/1D Governor General, 29 Mulching, 30 Mantle.

Down: 2 Notorious, 3/4 As nice as a cuppa, 5 Step, 6 Can buoys, 7 Perth, 8 Al dente, 11/28 Richard Hannay, 14 Prester John, 17 Insect net, 18 Jedburgh, 19 Wine gum, 21 Tintype, 22 Canada, 24 Anvil, 26/13 John Buchan.