CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Old Mexicans said to be taking role of IT companies (6)

4 Weird bar run by one married to GI probably (3,5)

9 Chance to see woman loading software (6) 10 Stud Sylvester located in first stable (8) 12 Lady I fell for? (5)

13 Mice tales rewritten for new chronometry (9)

14 Desperately keen to see model during Chinese divination (7)

15 Raced and ripped (4)

19 UK person pens penultimate para in piece (4)

21 Laconic take that tapers towards the top (7) 24 Grave feature of boss’s style (9)

26 Puts a gloss on story of cutbacks (5) 27 Scented a sentimental person was nothing new (8) 28 Give out among auxiliary farewells (6) 29 Fell back on place to stay while getting education (8)

30 Trompe pressed into service to be going on with (3,3)

DOWN

1 and 22 A frosty atmosphere experienced when flying past Irish island (1,5,2,3,3) 2 Strip floor for recording equipment (4,4) 3 “Hi, a clever wild young one came to our town” said Burns (9)

5 Try going to seduce (7)

6 Runs locks (5)

7 Indication of pressure that’s no obstacle (6) 8 and 18 Cricket team add former partner before morning’s primary test (6-4,4) 11 Introducing smart label for men only (4) 16 Wrestling spectator to put in a call for drink, reportedly (9) 17 Officer commanding police in east, not _ oddly _ West (8)

18 See8

20 It’s no waltz to be unfaithful (3-4)

21 I left guy in charge to cook (4)

22 See1

23 Dialect is a top fashion (6)

25 Told to watch step (5)