CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 See group of executives in place for announcements? (11)

9 Top number given backing is a tear jerker? (5)

10 Reputable man mostly when rambling gets to walk around (11)

11 Tail of a rabbit is shortly trimmed (4)

14 Principal employee found in a hotel kitchen around island (5)

16 Former partner strongly criticises European area covering a lot of ground? (7)

17 Cancel a couple of notes by university lecturer (5)

18 Learner with institute tells a falsehood to get flowers (6)

19 Do well with article covering Rhode Island venue principally (6)

22 US stand-up comedian beginning to survey part of a coastal scene? (5)

23 Person paid by a channel to supply item for sale (7)

24 On reflection, get rid of marks before second tests (5)

25 Intensely dislike group in church at Edinburgh (4)

26 Discontented farmer sadly hears about food kept back in port (11)

29 Pair love to keep big award for publicity in video form? (5)

30 What unhealthy eaters often do has assumed importance (3,2,6)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

Across: 1 Municipalities 9 Sandwiches 10 Ecru 12 Snide 16 Orca 17 Injunction 19 Grosgrains 20 Aner 22 Saltie 23 Frank 26 Naif 27 Grabs it all 28 Xylophone stick

DOWN

1 Small quantity of spirits in pinch of cold (3)

2 Objective reduced by 50 per cent for sailor (3)

3 Sound judgment in public hearing, say (6,5)

4 Doorman with no end of smiling once grub is cooked (7)

5 A fault encapsulating a speculator ultimately? (7)

6 Deer observed in droves at intervals (3)

7 Decision NUT formulated to stop (11)

8 List man sent haphazardly in separate parts (11)

12 Companies selling cars had replies possibly over latest of advertisements (11)

13 Diligence shown in request for a post (11)

15 Female remains on Hebridean island with belief oddly that’s modish (11)

20 Liberal enters club supported by worker? That’s glaringly obvious (7)

21 Old record in set played for sculptor (7)

26 Fellow given work as a dandy (3)

27 A lot of anger shown in cheap newspaper (3)

28 Passionate element found in Arbroath otherwise (3)

Down: 2 Ulna 3,13ac,18 It won’t happen again 4 Incidental 5 Aver 6 Inceptions 7 Stunning result 8 As strong as an ox 11 Farce 14 Schoolgirl 15 Vulnerable 21 Indict 24 Brio 25 Talc