The Herald Cryptic Puzzle

Cryptic No. 815

Answers in next Saturday’s Herald

ACROSS

1. Ancient Greek act smuggled around island (6) 4. Direct to part of racetrack (8) 10. Originating new gun ratio around March 5th (9) 11. Recover edge of road completely beside Yosemite entrance (5) 12. “Contractors’ debris!” Lu snarls (8) 13. Stone and banana skin cure (6) 14. Pelt around small beach (5) 16. Assign her to redo parsley and radish roses (9) 19. Deposits dense mist all over (9) 21. The endless odd sound (5) 23. “Light Diesel Tips” in plant (6) 24. After-effect of hot incense around central cove (8) 27. Pay for resistance to backsliding spell (5) 28. One who tells tales about U.N. creator (9) 29. Scoring of popular mid-Sicily carol (8) 30. Chinese e.g. donkey carries man (6)

DOWN

1. Catches sponsor in sketches (9) 2. Insert a cryptic in wine (7) 3. First, add five, zero, one, five hundred to “duck” (5) 5. Touches tickets (4) 6. Acrobat, Iris, ate nuts around Ala- bama (9) 7. Big guy got around half of Amelia Hospital (7) 8. Taste third of stewed date (5) 9. Element from whodunit Rog enjoyed (8) 15. Assembling ample test patterns (9) 17. Collection of information about main Republican church (8) 18. Sunday Rome Bros. organized to make hats (9) 20. Active spy finally captured by worried C.I.D. man (7) 22. Nice area! Airier freshness around top of valley (7) 23. Dog in “Comic Orgies” (5) 25. Jokes about northern bands (5) 26. Smooth “Second City” right near Ontario (4)