CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1/24

National icon jars after loot the Queen took back initially (6,5)

4 First half differed before addict creates scattering mechanism (8)

9 Ready to pour, but very hot temperature in beauty spot close to Dunoon (6)

10 Four bottles in one – dubious absolute majority is tautly excised (8)

12 Have a bogey, but better than expected (5,3)

13 Leaderless shambles! Sell-out parted waters (3,3)

15 Underground, outside but back inside (4)

16 Modification of terrains on the west coast of Scotland and the Amazon (4,6)

19 Bacterial poisoning twitches round bovine pawn (5,5)

20 See 7 Down

23 Very upset, literally what it is (2,4)

25 Theatre where they make pots or heatresistant vessel (8)

27 Wee reptile source of pandemic inland (8)

28 What “i” is, not on the ground (3-3)

29 Let up, left out of rented 50% of office (5,3)

30 National icon article attracted Murray? (6)

DOWN

1 National icon’s leonine position (7)

2 Cross holder of dance having botox treatment (6,3)

3 Ration in claret stank! (6)

5 Individual thing – elected minority leaders (4)

6/18 National icon’s warning cry taken up before wolf’s caught, by the sound of it, on beach (6,2,8)

7/20 National icon tips arrangement in capital of The Kingdom of Alba (5,4)

8 Dishevelled man in torn fragment (7)

11 Twinge after savage dash (7)

14 National icon Scott evicted from rebuilt construction (7)

17 Enemy of totalitarianism – Third Way leader follows Labour’s Heffer (4,5)

18 See 6

19 National icon rips up The List (7)

21 Useful when sweaty, surprised or angry – check out hilltop (7)

22 Opening of play on animation (6)

24 See 1 Across

26 Life in Pink singer, performer is all French at first (4)

Down: 2 Rhyme, 4 High road, 5 Go on a diet, 6 Innocent abroad,

8 All connections, 10/1 Carl Orff, 14 Oyster bed, 16 Trolleys, 17 Ta-ta, 19 Yes-men, 20 Ignore, 23/3 Tutti Frutti