CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1

One spreading alarm sadly menacing port with time gone ( 5- 6)

9 Pair in trouble in period after winter? ( 5)

10 Decoy France deployed in alliance ( 11)

11 Swindle namely in the morning ( 4)

14 Decline in poor neighbourhood close to shop ( 5)

16 Current leading group to accommodate after ignoring US novel ( 7)

17 Greek character keeps at home animal ( 5)

18 Medicine man has fake article ( 6)

19 Two accounts on island linked to a plant ( 6)

22 Component in the average haul ( 5)

23 Stretchy articles right away require replacement ( 7)

24 Short drink round start of evening? That’s ideal ( 5)

25 Piece by European showing incisiveness ( 4)

26 Ceremonial for all to see in weird trial, one getting much criticism ( 11)

29 Correspond with a person in Crete shortly ( 5)

30 Reputable sort of priest, good and dutiful first off ( 11)

DOWN

1 Film to select for audience ( 3)

2 Sister in turn seen on and off ( 3)

3 Reached deal after work that’s coherent ( 5- 6)

4 Supervise work of poet in confines of office ( 7)

5 Large nut endlessly chewed - and a little grain ( 7)

6 Shaft of light from road at odd points over year ( 3)

7 Bachelor by park and hotel in Glasgow, say, for football team ( 7,4)

8 Young male in a lot of flamenco dancing has showiness ( 11)

12 What a retired yachter might do to lose an opportunity? ( 4,3,4)

13 Conversion of information a little upset by top leaders of this union requesting extra ( 4,7)

15 Assertion favoured in small programme announcement ( 11)

20 Peter’s brandished around college a symbol of authority ( 7)

21 Man somehow stops split for those left? ( 7)

26 Note pressure for salesperson ( 3)

27 Stew not regularly taken for pair ( 3)

28 Price curbed in Greek island ( 3)