CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 See Cabinet members and shadow ministers face to face on a seat (5,5)

6 Close fielder made a mistake in the field (4) 10 A German manner of speaking about a drugs habit (9)

11 It can be difficult to get round a hidden store (5)

12 Use little power to lift things up with approval (6)

13 Approaches a cricket club, winning the toss outright (7)

15 Having the wrong spectacle could be a mistake (9)

18 Cleanse a small firm at an ancient city (5) 19 Go into a hospital department, with little hesitation (5)

21 Where we can find dead Roman characters. It’s in the stars (9)

23 Declare little boy could be turned away (7) 24 Act upon one in trouble. It can make a difference (6)

27 Play with some anticipation in a courtyard (5) 28 May have to align things toward the east, at the end (9)

29 Finishes off 22 down, at last (4)

30 Tries to step over new resolute characters (10)

DOWN

1 Find accommodation for lecturers and teachers, initially (4)

2 Get things organised in sequence, on command (5)

3 Static arrangement with first class plans of attack (7)

4 The very best element of the literary world (5)

5 Model prisoner, at first, performed, having touched base (9)

7 Weigh down a few pounds to act as a magnet (9)

8 A walker suffering pain rested up (10)

9 Heard about some central Europeans who carried out examinations (6)

14 With an old flame, has enough, for instance (3,7)

16 Begged to get satisfaction with energy, in the end (9)

17 Does a ring turn out to be too pretentious (9)

20 Sare things out in co-operation, finally (6)

22 Unfortunately, the wrong targets upset people (7)

24 A failure to hit the mark shows something’s not right (5)

25 Need to get credit for a day of victory, in short (5)

26 Was touched by a type of fabric (4)