Cryptic Crossword
Across
1 Odds on to return to a popular
place (4)
3 Give some relief to an African party, at the end, with a helping hand (10)
10 Will try to get the last word on
time (9)
11 Is it hard to get into a French
resort in the recess? (5)
12 Some ceremonies feature
legal claims we're told (5)
13 Did Tom learn about a city in
the New World (8)
15 Everyone has gone off, when
completely at an end (3,4)
17 Inspect short test of ability, in
the end (7)
19 In the beginning, was certain
to have it covered (7)
21 Can tie up new characters
from long ago (7)
22 Cluster, in the end, around a
series of talks (8)
24 A long narrow crest featured
in an Oxbridge contest (5)
27 Some graduates working with
an artisan (5)
28 Is opposed to position
adopted by a faithful girl (9) 29 Dodgy foundations at a fortress buillt on the shore (4-6)
30 Have a break with some of the
Preston players (4)
Down
1 Did one turn up, to sail away to a
revelry in ancient Rome? (10)
2 Old and new, ready to get
started (5)
4 Did a pleasure-boat run away with a pennon flowing in the wind (7)
5 Was feeling stressed in the
past, say (7)
6 A £10 note was picked up by a
singer (5)
7 Certain having a new character,
at the end, would bear fruit (9) 8 All square, on the level (4)
9 Neglect to observe a Jewish
festival (8)
14 Pay the workers on time in one
of the colonies (10)
16 Eavesdrop on other people's
conversations (7,2)
18 May cut care, at the end, to be
exact (8)
20 Guides a ship, say, to end up
on the silver screen (7)
21 Learns about a capital football
team (7)
23 Put a heavyweight in charge
of a pick-me-up (5)
25 Some close to Sweden see a
level of thickness (5)
26 Little rascals catch some small crustaceans, in the end (4)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
ACROSS: 1 Prawn cocktail, 10 Round trip, 11 Quest, 12 Needler, 13 Agitate, 14 Astern, 16 Gin and it, 18 Lonesome, 20 Sparta, 23 Nominee, 24 Obelisk, 26 Inure, 27 In the main. 28 Short of breath. DOWN: 2 Reuse, 3 Waddler, 4 Curare, 5 Cephalic, 6 Tequila, 7 Icelander, 8 Transatlantic, 9 Streetwalking, 15 Tynemouth, 17 Impetigo, 19 Sun bear, 21 Precede, 22 Hot tub, 25 Inapt.
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