CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Scarcity of expensive article out of Spain (6) 4 Transmits first signal, and finishes up away from home (5,3) 9 It’s gross to turn over a thin plate (6) 10 May be crushed, at the end, by mad rush (8) 12 Managed, say, to get back to some extent (5) 13 Go too far in support of too many directors (9) 14 Contended book by old PM was cut by Germany (7) 15 Arranged to take up some hard wood (4) 19 Have little time to criticise subterfuge (4) 21 Drink strong wine for sustenance (7) 24 Some volunteers cleared up, although wounded (9) 26 Is very keen to have women following on (2,3) 27 Caught sight of dimples, eg, in turn (8) 28 Win over one at final hearing (6) 29 Can get first fish, having goose pimples (8) 30 Lets out deliveries, when about to leave (6)

DOWN

1 Reprimand over help given to family (8) 2 May turn away a stranger, at the end (8) 3 Old Morris car should suit a salesman (9) 5 Call on two opponents to have doctor (7) 6 Leave the services inside mobile home (5) 7 Functions without one note in musical works (6) 8 It’s highly fashionable to attempt to get closure (6) 11 Record over alternative binding (4) 16 Can have left a pipe out of an apparatus (9) 17 Had a powerful grip, in other words, on a citadel (8) 18 Did wasters start to dine out with attendants? (8) 20 Hold forth on new flight path (7) 21 Go along with one team, in consideration (4) 22 A series of steps left in most of 14 across ... (6) 23 ... and perform a little bit in most of 14 across (6) 25 Drive off in small theatre company on a superior track in the US (5)