CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Badger brew, or something stronger from Islay? ( 6)

4 Throat cut at last - help desperately needed to keep dress down ( 8)

9 See 19 Down

10 Starter of melon goes in to make a meal ( 5,3)

12 Famous plane returning unescorted with Gladys, oddly ( 5,3)

13 Lack of water leads to terrific hardship in rising summer temperatures ( 6)

15 Man on board found by wife getting into vessel ( 4)

16 Feature of 7Dn 11Dn p- putting on weight? ( 10)

19 Cadged from and slouched away ( 7,3)

20 See 18 Down

23 Controversial novel has love ( 6)

25 Birmingham heavy rocker shaking our bones ( 8)

27 Choir sit awkwardly due to nut inflammation ( 8)

28 Appalling libel almost last chance, leading to felon’s first conviction ( 6)

29 Good Scotch left in family oven ( 4- 4)

30 Places Chinese leaders to the right in sudden coup ( 6)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

it all wrong about

Across: 9 Affection 10 Solar 11 Inning 12 Gruesome 13 Abides 14 Pastrami 17 Iterates 19 A ducat 21,1 Official notification 23 Superb 25 Imbue 26 Hitch- hike 27 Entertaining

DOWN

1 Parent wandering around western port ( 7)

2 International health experts follow half- rotten fish turning into regenerating individual ( 6,3)

3 Hygiene master adopts medical cleansing procedures ( 6)

5 See 24

6 A terrible deal partly reversed by expert ( 1,3,4)

7/ 11 Scottish Oscar winner makes direct appeal ( 5,7)

8 Innovates at random, is missing in Easter Ross ( 7)

11 See 7

14 Crank at strange angle ( 3,4)

17 Scents including ammonia source very strong in on- board bars ( 9)

18/ 20 Leaders of the House with set of moral principles meeting Annan diplomat having final attempt on programme involving 7Dn 11Dn ( 3,5,2,2)

19/ 9 Mock caller clutching upset tum? Typical of spinner in 18Dn 20Ac ( 7,6)

21 Turn around in flight, flew to incarnation where 7Dn 11Dn was 2Dn ( 7)

22 Greater amount of gold for island doctor ( 6)

24/ 5 Rachel upset in toilet with 7Dn 11Dn ( 5,4)

26 Ship’s bottom is sounding man- made waterway ( 4)

MACBETH

Down: 2 Offensive 3 Incense 4 Ibid 5 Abnormal 6 Inspect 7 Nullo 8 Irresistible 9 Avitaminosis 15 Accretion 16 Metaphor 18 Ancient 20 Dauphin 22 Fable 24 Etna