CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 8 One of the Great Lakes, greater than the others? (8) 9 Look – a picture includes a wild animal (5) 10 Country bumpkin cut head off little bird (4) 11 Periodical, one about conjuring tricks, etc (5) 12 Broken piece of sculpture (4) 13 Awfully mad US writer (5) 14 Rebel in south, needing to be dealt with immediately (9) 16 Perfect transaction follows one (5) 17 American woman’s a court official (5) 22 Kate grins inanely, running naked (9) 24 Hot and bothered, he gets put out (3, 2) 26 Young Leonard’s supplying item for camera (4) 27 Freely available in Vermont, apparently (2, 3) 28 We’re told shower in winter is healthy (4) 29 Pair’s on the rampage in European capital (5) 30 Entering officers’ room, woman displays ungenerous quality (8) DOWN 1 Nosey? That’s strange (7) 2 Member of ship’s crew given cards more than once (4, 4) 3 Companies investing millions in trees (5) 4 Children ask question about love, wanting the facts (7) 5 Film star taking cat on luxury holiday at sea (3, 6) 6 One can’t shut up a fuel container (6) 7 Alcoholic drinks followed by English health drink? (7) 15 One with hidden talents – such as Black Beauty? (4, 5) 18 Wild beast emerging from the plane (8) 19 Try getting office worker to enter a series of races (7) 20 Amenity can be organised whenever you like (7) 21 Survive, remaining until end of innings, presumably (7) 23 Make certain English nurse is properly trained (6) 25 Use hose to water small bunch of flowers (5)