CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Friend and host given one cracking price for football pundit (4,7)

9 Make amends when lunch is served? (5)

10 More alerts possibly about large overpowering figure (11)

11 Companion has a time for casual conversation (4)

14 Note on radio for singer (5)

16 American goes in sadly for worry (7)

17 Former legislation of a precise nature (5)

18 Deal with a feature of football (6)

19 Clandestine banker from the East protecting councillor (6)

22 Notices old currency (5)

23 Soldiers operating in, on reflection, extraordinary Canadian city (7)

24 Colour right for a cosmetic lotion (5)

25 Hebridean island for one retaining current source of gas (4)

26 Note company with new requirement around court to be linked again? (11)

29 Mournful work from the Spanish, say, ending in tragedy (5)

30 Put into words means for major routes in the US (11)

DOWN

1 Muscles shown by fab sportsperson in part (3)

2 Piece of dishonesty becomes plainer at regular intervals (3)

3 A chronicler composed similar tome (11)

4 One on very small farm has developed forte to enter cold river (7)

5 One secure in ship for offshore communities (7)

6 Expression of appreciation, we hear, for sailor (3)

7 Mostly local rethink about Highland body of water (4,7)

8 Poverty? It’s united lot first off in revolution (11)

12 Graduate journalist detaining director over season getting crabby (3-8)

13 A regular at sessions with many notes? (11)

15 They carefully investigate varied carers here around Scotland’s capital (11)

20 Powerful person on board gets trophy and flower (7)

21 Revered figure linked to commercial line? That’s odd (7)

26 Auditor’s showing irony in coastal southern English town (3)

27 Group of players restricted hot drink (3)

28 Man starts to dominate every setting (3)