CROSSWORD

Chris Leyland No. 10

ACROSS

1 Arrested, slightly cut (6)

4 Right Reverend one tucked into

fatty breakfast food (8)

9 Sound of explosive in Welsh or

Irish town (6)

10 Worker after suit material for

NCO (8)

12 Protestant version of Ruth, alien

losing heart (8)

13 Duck! One’s falling off Vespa?

(6)

15 No big fish revealed by

fingerprints (4)

16 Ancient invoice for coppers

(3,3,4)

19 Hey! We teens upset elite Met

squad (3,7)

20 Wherein you’ll find recidivist

irredeemable (4)

23 Stop, get a break, one’s told (6) 25 Go to US - a flivver initially conks out with empty tank (3,2,3)

27 Spanish omelette and chips?

(8)

28 Sign of rookie driver needing

some help later (1-5)

29 Hire vehicle skidding right near

cat (4-1-3)

30 Find 20c author or another if

given a second (6)

DOWN

1 Toff fleeced, possibly drugged

(7)

2 Bobby the painter (9)

3 Missile striking first time from

former group of 8 (6) 5 Poems penned by Hesiod

especially (4)

6 Eg one involved with King

Charlie I dead, not half (8) 7 Initial version silly - that’s about

right (5)

8 Stage direction to Pacino, say it’s all about guts (7) 11 Dishonourably discharge one

in Pay Corps? (7)

14 Terrible bore in drink should do

this (5,2)

17 Irate gent may relax, getting to

mix (9)

18 Little Ford carrying SW Italian

wine, a bad sign once (8) 19 I’ll pull thespian after cast

disappear at last (7)

21 Run out to balloon where UFO

was seen (7)

22 Penny the police officer (6) 24 Timeless Turner works shown

again (5)

26 Petition from people against (4)