CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Loading bullets into empty gun for game, back to front it’s a bit of a pig (6)

4 See 14 Down

9 Second PM ultimately wanting to quit Union (6)

10 Elijah I righteously sent back in part of 24Dn 2Dn’s Duty and Shame (4/4)

12 Dentist stood out getting to grips with Nocieceptive Trigeminal Inhibition (8)

13 Canal route is navigable after new openings (6)

15 See 5 Down

16 Terrible war crime, including odd bomb, is Dickensian (2,8)

19 Exposed local in medical fiasco (4,6)

20 See 1 Down

23 Knock out facts about cargo plane (6)

25 Extremely eased after ointment that is found near Trump’s course (8)

27 Chalk-like base of cliff, then critical movement has lack of resistance (8)

28 Mountainous, like the ten commandments? (6)

29 Amaze guy about last incident of the Vietnam war (8)

30 Gain energy in South American republic, having power without king (4,2)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

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Across: 1 Onions, 4 Psilosis, 9 Sits vac, 11 Overlie, 13 Neep, 14 Milk, 16 End of Orthodoxy, 19 Achieved status, 23 Upon, 24 Dr No, 25 Cut to, 27 Lakshmi, 28 Keeping, 29 Ned Kelly, 30 Amuses

DOWN 1/20

Move Ford Sierra inside, then come to a halt, a feature of 24Dn 2Dn (7,4)

2 See 24

3 See 26

5/15 Exiled at compound, way out of the EU (4,4)

6 Coerce both sides into a radio broadcast (8)

7/18 Having a look at what’s online with 24Dn 2Dn (13)

8 Fiddler Scott hides his profession (7)

11 Give credit to an old writer (7)

14/4 Very little editing required in manuscript containing mini trailer we broadcast (7,8)

17/22 Marked below par, I dismantled 24Dn 2Dn’s gangster domain (9,6)

18 See 7

19 Farah’s proclamation - take time off for a bit (7)

21 Spooner’s crucial snooze covers joint (7)

22 See 17

24/2 Heart of ballad in essential add-on calm, shattered by brave Disney princess (5,9)

26/3 Due to fly in action as part of regular work for 24Dn 2Dn (4,2,4)

Down: 1 Obsessed, 2 In third, 3 Novak, 5 Smoked haddock, 6 Leek, 7 Salpinx, 8 Sneaky, 10 Controversial, 15 Edit, 17 Foil, 18 As long as, 20 Crooked, 21 Tatties, 22/12 Cullen skink, 25 Cream, 26 Shoe