CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Practise boxing, perhaps and go to bed (3,3,4) 6 It’s difficult to get ring out of secret stock (4) 10 Things to be climbed that turn us into man (9) 11 Swearing cereal’s found outside front of house (5) 12 Ought to take on burden without hesitation (6) 13 Stylish American battle with possessive French (1,2,4) 15 Country that’s least bright in east (9) 18 Let’s say to take a hard look in steps (5) 19 Take notice of abs exercise (3-2) 21 Take to pieces in mad silent frenzy (9) 23 Contents of parlour billycan we ask for at end of meal (3,4) 24 Fertiliser that’s prepared at shop (6) 27 Collection of maps doesn’t finish in the end (5) 28 Establish outlaw benefit system or turn over to highwayman (9) 29 Cellist without mother’ s support goes up and down (2-2) 30 Not the first of “Your call is important to us” requests for tenures of let (10)
DOWN 1 and 2 Unwelcome plain speaking about fact of domesticity (4,5) 3 Centres containing too-resplendent bathing facilities (3,4) 4 Was seen to have hurried when I entered (5) 5 Throw a mesh over original supply of clackers (9) 7 Space voyager travelled out, star an ambition (9) 8 For Danes, their disposition will cause low spirits (10) 9 Lads are almost accepted as Russian aristocracy (6) 14 I copy space designed for bishop’s office (10) 16 Burst of improvement near the finish goes sideways (9) 17 At fancy food shop, most brule without game can’t be taken out (9) 20 Minister snoops before third vote (6) 22 He’s against cliched Scottish exclamation being used in Turkish city (7) 24 Thirsts for American trousers (5) 25 Lets up when there’s a deposit to lift (5) 26 Drags up studious pupil (4)