CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Having some rich material inside, one can look on the bright side (6,6) 9 Once one’s on board, can make progress (2,5) 10 Lattice-work may turn out to be touchyfeely (7) 11 Annual check-up carried out over a castle’s defensive feature (4) 12 Move back and forth in a small annex (5) 13 Agitate on the inside, commonly (4) 16 Showgirls’ dramatic production (7) 17 In the past, writers started to evaluate their outlay (7) 18 Some verse I’d composed had to be corrected (7) 21 When submerged, may end up in parts (7) 23 Throw up getting on to the ship (4) 24 Have to get rid of some of the victorious team (5) 25 Is in existence, even in an empty vessel (4) 28 It’s best to choose one man to take on a trainee (7) 29 She might become a large, first-class lecturer by the end (7)i 30 Is about to cut the workforce, at last, by economising (12) DOWN 2 Crying out over spilt retsina (2,5) 3 Little girl had a long glass medicine-bottle

(4) 4 Did a fugitive go off at speed? (7) 5 Strong feeling in the future, for example (7) 6 May object to church having strong desire (4) 7 It’s good to tune in to one, and may sparkle (7) 8 Did Roger go off, at the end, well after an old writer (6,6) 9 In fashion, share things out showing selfrestraint (2,10) 14 Was Conservative girl on form? (5) 15 Odds on the wrong way to go on and on at length (5) 19 Did the girls object, or follow one who called in? (7) 20 Heartless disciple had some merit, but he made it worth less (7) 21 Principal took US agency back, from a long time ago (7) 22 Girls’ old man had a new way to show contempt (7) 26 Had to leave out a deserved order, at one time (4) 27 Follow the Italian runner with a thick skin (4)