CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 See 18
9 Be curious about meat substitute (5)
10 Bad tendonitis over the weekend, as 7Dn is regarding 23Ac (4,2,5)
11 See 18
14 Iconic hotel hides at the head of Loch Linnhe (5)
16 Occasionally via Angus, Arthur gets to South Pacific islands (7)
17 Shaft creator from Asia, drunk, gets caught (5)
18/11/1 Random look at viola magazine featuring silver Big Band tune (3,3,1,3,2,9)
19 Month before Ireland gets tax on goods brought into town (6)
22 When mercury dropped, heating food at home (3,2)
23 Premier toilet issue (7)
24 Russian retreat had a chastening element (5)
25 See 29
26 Constituents consider it a right to decide (1,10)
29/25 Scrap opening around close to capacity – cause of 7Dn’s flip-flopping (9)
30 Gripped by elbows, drunken leaders following vulgar, drunken nine around (9,2)
STAPLETON YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:
Across: 1 Manufactured, 9 Cliff edge, 10 Stobo, 12 Surmiser, 13 Behalf, 14 Xmas tree, 17 Typeface, 19 Issued, 21 Taransay, 23 Siphon, 25 Omber, 26 Looniness, 27 Self-managing
DOWN
1 Starters for Inverness championship team (3)
2 Now and then Reebok sent back letters for sir (3)
3 Dotted about telling stories before a burst of applause or drinks for everyone (5,6)
4 Pretend to discern? (4,3)
5 Whizzing creatures captured by Chinese emperors (7)
6 Zero final thoughts about small theatre cuttings? (3)
7 Rubbish about bizarre US goal made the name of North-east assistant referee (7,4)
8 Forthcoming results might clear up 7Dn’s 23Ac dilemma (2-9)
12 Refrained from breaks involving savaged iPod (7,4)
13 Ceremony invites redesigned before midautumn – extremely rude (11)
15 Those looking for free trip’s irritation over price rise aboard, leads to hilarious results closer to Inverness (11)
20 Reverse what 7Dn may or may not give 23Ac (7)
21 A knave ultimately wanting one in company in Napoleon’s birthplace (7)
26 Affirmative “Yes” electoral leaders (3)
27 Home-made bomb’s origins indicate easy defusing (3)
28 Sister in on undertaking (3)
Down: 2 Alien ship, 3 Unfrail, 5 The Mummy, 6 Resumes, 8/4/18 Four Weddings and a Funeral, 9 Cohabitation, 15 Rough-hewn, 16 McCallum, 20/7 Sliding Doors, 22 Rebus, 24/11 John Hannah