CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Move quickly to build a mill-stream (4) 3 It soon tailed off. What a waste (10) 10 Criticise name given to one who begs on the street in the US (9) 11 Lean on first good object (5) 12 Shapes up to produce some guns, commonly (5) 13 One from down under lost a line connected to a European (8) 15 At a dance, a few followed another couple (7) 17 Manages to find out about the last legitimate state, initially (7) 19 Start off with a leading type of sports car (4-3) 21 With two hands, can he manage to make things better? (7) 22 Graduates led the Italian in charge to a large church (8) 24 Flowers symbolic of ancient rivalry (5) 27 Those with self-esteem, we’re told, poked their noses into private matters (5) 28 Plan to divide things into sessions to acquire period furniture (9) 29 Meets up with the others, and manages to get to the other side (4,6) 30 Sensed the quality of an unwoven fabric (4)

DOWN

1 Character of some standing got a good report (10) 2 Is able to follow part of a long poem (5) 4 Finish the match with some pieces still on board (7) 5 Do too many managers watch the employees at work? (7) 6 Later on, put a paper, in short, before the Queen (5) 7 Production of copies can be seen as the sincerest form of flattery (9) 8 Close to very dark period, with little time left (4) 9 Proceed to he left with the right documentation (8) 14 Have the determination to estimate the value of pieces, at last (10) 16 Procedure needed to work in the theatre, at some stage (9) 18 Tries hard, in a way, and succeeds in the end (8) 20 Dramatist needed one more to become an artist (7) 21 After a long time, a Greek character joined second Dutch philosopher (7) 23 From Asian country, lost one’s ay going to another one (5) 25 Was sanding firm, but lost time in the dark (5) 26 May fight with one in the ring, but can be merciful to him, without end (4)