CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Neighbourhood extremists furious with Cure album in 4Dn (11)

9 Outer assembly awaiting delivery (5)

10 Official introduction proved we’re terribly subdued (11)

11/19 Fife 4Dn sees other changes in valleys (10)

14 French and German approval of board of inquiry? (5)

16 Broadcasts method of in-flight entertainment? (3,4)

17 See 25

18 Centre of sustainable energy seizing recreational vehicle in 4Dn (6)

19 See 11

22 Knot tied round new surgical instrument (5)

23 Sculptor Paolozzi’s rude comeback about a party (7)

24 Consequence of driver’s damaging links? (5)

25/26D/17 Dirt bike sale frenzy in 4Dn (4,8)

26 Awfully arrogant, oak hides a rodent (8,3)

29 Rooms auntie occasionally released to Saudi neighbour (5)

30 Taliban toss explosive into group defending a principle (4,7)

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1 Doo’s sound like the Belted Galloway (3)

2 Regularly smeared west, perhaps (3)

3 Bearing no gifts, they’d dampen revels (5-6)

4 Alleged drunk gets individual development? (3,4)

5 Britain is over time of monarchy, said republic (7)

6 Turkey, whichever way you look at it, is a non-starter (3)

7 Investors in water supplier are sympathisers (4-7)

8 How to get around censors – left in moving characters like the Belted Galloway (8,3)

12 Last chance following revision of deadline for old Unionist spy (6,5)

13 Misleadingly advertising position of one in charge (7,4)

15 Cab about to leave compound, initially seeking pardons (11)

20/28 Rugby international has French score engulfing initially strong 4Dn Scottish team (10)

21 Downtown’s Clark, with university drop-out and doctor, follows Mary (3,4)

26 See 25 Across

27 With hindsight, sees occasional bigotry of King of Cannes (3)

28 See 20