CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Is one fed up with a dairy item? Then remove it (7,3)

6 Chooses to work on model station, at the beginning (4)

10 Saw some cultivation of height on rising ground (9)

11 Might a road vehicle leave with a large load? (5)

12 Take action to reach an agreement. It’s a hit (6)

13 A little boy, on his own, picked up a shellfish (7)

15 It may be unwise to object when on the wrong track (3,6)

18 Use the original South American music before a dance (5)

19 Realise a good file is needed to get a grip (5) 21 Ran off into castle inherited by the family (9)

23 Lays into takeover of hospital department, but feels sorry (7)

24 Gets to one’s feet in the seated areas, and remains there (6)

27 Tugs might be used by some Americans, commonly (5)

28 Although at the top, diver used too much energy (9)

29 Spots hasty characters signed up in a crash course (4)

30 Understood one got the message, and made an impression (10)

DOWN

1 Boasted about having eight in the same

boat (4) 2 Choose to go through the selective education system (5)

3 Santa Maria cut a painter, but turned out to have staying power (7)

4 Have the ambition to end up in 28 across (5) 5 It’s peculiar, if illusion is cut short, it returns with top comedian (9)

7 Versatile players, at some stage, take on earlier actor (9)

8 Blocks can offer strong protection to buildings (10)

9 Gets rid of things, so one’s left with slim pickings (6)

14 Want to get an actor to go on the record (4-6)

16 New farm gets developed to produce 9 down (9)

17 Is delighted to carry weight. It’s in the bag (9)

20 Play on words is hard to end up with a sentence (6)

22 One left someone from Skye or Lewis, etc, in disgrace (7)

24 Spot location to view surroundings, in place (5)

25 Doctor provided little time to go with the flow (5)

26 Sort out a fault in new amendment (4)