CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Peculiar fish endlessly swimming near the surface (11)

9 English novelist beginning to highlight plainliving US community (5)

10 Paste signs variously around river showing illegal encroachment? (11)

11 Throw out stuff in worthless pewter (4) 14 Proposal given time for factory (5) 16 Scottish singer in top supermarket (7) 17 Beginning where film stars gather? (5) 18 Annoying person is concealed in shade (6) 19 Drunk pints around start of evening showing conformity (2,4)

22 Western university with Chinese people in Chinese city (5)

23 Express disapproval of criminal role behind departure (7)

24 Second American joint reduced Asian food (5) 25 Test at school formerly in the morning (4) 26 Spoiled idol’s dithering over leaving and unfriendly (3-8)

29 Acquisitiveness some agree divisive (5) 30 Scottish island chaps trapped by catch in contract? (11)

DOWN

1 Arranged session of tennis (3)

2 US writer, one noted for lines mostly (3) 3 US politicians concerning landlords (11) 4 At home, decline is brought up in flat (7) 5 Take off with it in India and China? (7) 6 Delay convict (3)

7 Natural tendency in inspector with southern place (11)

8 Memorable line, maybe, excited two shoppers (4-7)

12 Recognise a chapter on scholar’s speciality? (11)

13 Led mostly dreaded phase in development (11)

15 Top new slope altered for those in small built-up areas (11)

20 With no end of arguing, a ruling’s reviewed as narrow-minded (7)

21 Anti-state activity needing no introduction in version of a book? (7)

26 Woman hid awful clothing (3)

27 To take action in court is certain if right is denied (3)

28 Small mark for Dorothy shortly (3)