CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1
Anglican mum surprise supporter of Scottish independence ( 4,7)
9 Beth follows Hebrew leader ( 5)
10 Rambling seminar the Spanish held on writer’s last book ( 5,6)
11 Imran Khan: “Bank holiday, thank heavens”, revealing three of the symbols of life ( 4)
14 Epic poem wherein one young man protects central China ( 5)
16 Show starring 1Ac nude has whip- round ( 7)
17 Outstanding opposition leader on one side ( 5)
18/ 28 Bond of 1Ac, or hereditary factor holding elderly to “Yes”, for the most part ( 9)
19 Climb down from shoogly balconies, carrying away Tory ( 6)
22 Name given to child not born in Moray Firth town ( 5)
23 Quickly pronounce last supper fish has gone bad ( 4,3)
24 Initially served uncooked swordfish, having indicated cold dinner ( 5)
25 Pacific nation gets rid of a island home of Trump’s mother ( 4)
26 White goofed badly, creating big TV hit for 1Ac ( 3,4,4)
29 Prison officers’ first large- scale fiddle ( 5)
30 Battered Rushdie bled magenta ( 7- 4)
Across: 1 Dundee, 4 Broughty, 9 Cosmic, 10/ 17/ 28 Victoria and Albert Museum, 12 Dietrich, 13 Urchin, 15 Drat, 16/ 19 Jute, jam and journalism, 20 ID’ed, 23 The Law, 25 Loch Alsh, 27 On the air, 29 Normandy, 30 The Tay.
DOWN
1 Notices sawdust periodically ( 3)
2 Reportedly everything’s point is to pick holes ( 3)
3 Moulded gold first of all found in mountains, source of ricin toxin ( 6,5)
4 Evidence of attack by extinct bird on ancient Jordanian? ( 7)
5 Local indicator of pumps? ( 3,4)
6 Pull up cloot to catch fish ( 3)
7 Likely to get business in bonfire dismantling ( 2,2,4,3)
8 BBC sitcom with 1Ac enjoyed by tall people on drugs? ( 3,4,4)
12 EEC coins get complex study of pollutant effect on make- up ( 11)
13 Full of beans, Blue Nile broadcast on telly, oddly ( 11)
15 Side to side to side to side - he’d build two, maybe ( 6- 5)
20 Portion of city trust ultimately invested in development of Sweden ( 4,3)
21 Journey to oil rig in Libya ( 7)
26 Bird of prey sheds top half on craggy peak ( 3)
27 Poorly illuminated LED light sources ( 3)
28 See 18 Across
STAPLETON
Down: 1 Decided, 2 Nosferatu, 3 Émigré, 5 Ruin, 6 Unthread, 7 Harsh, 8 Yearned, 11 Octuple, 14 Pet shop, 18 On camera, 19 Jot down, 21 Dahomey, 22 Though, 24 Eater, 26 Find.