Glasgow Times

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- MACBETH

ACROSS

1 Brown first of all starts to behave inappropri­ately in strangely typical surounding­s (10)

6 See 22

10/9 Open University first team playing here misses in match – there’s inches in it (5,8) 11 Ban clue? Be unpredicta­ble in the 10Ac 9Dn (9)

12 Sunken entrances are always left out (8) 13 Pair of trousers without opening smells terrible (5)

15 Forbidding one’s tuppencewo­rth in the 10Ac 9Dn (7)

17 German car manufactur­er with driving ground – one having records checked (7)

19 Beer ran out in the 10Ac 9Dn (7)

21 Issue makes detective turn to buy drinks (4,3) 22/6 New Hampshire tourist adrift in the 10Ac 9Dn (5,4)

24 Join heartless authority and horribly starve in the 10Ac 9Dn (8)

27 See 28

28/27 Grade has drains tangled with hairs in the 10Ac 9Dn (5,3,6)

29 Entreprene­ur offering to accept money (4) 30 Showgirl dancing on the banks of Clyde, stroked by the Queen? (5,5)

DOWN

1 Gloat about argument (4)

2 Under piano, Proclaimer brothers’ charge raised one hoping not to be hoisted (9)

3 Keep out leading pair of radicals in the 10Ac 9Dn (5)

4 Sign leading to track in quiet environmen­t (7) 5 Land on Mediterran­ean island, one encircled by fish (7)

7 Hip operation not available? (2,3)

8 Tennis star playing brief stayers (10)

9 See 10 Across

14 Plaster over cracked self-image? (3,7) 16 Look forward to clap eyes on middle manager and boss (3,5)

18 Simpson restrained by complex warrant in 10-year siege (6,3)

20 Unfavourab­le promo jingle? (7) 21 Loathes playing two sets after having doubles first (7)

23 Run after players in training, running up and down locating kit (5)

25 Remains Conservati­ve leader after first revealing complicate­d lie (5)

26 Fantastic sandwiches! Sparkling wine! (4)

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