CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Somewhere in Kent with

unusual farm building (10) 6 Greeting given by Matthew etc

bringing a suggestion (4) 9 Drink overdue — time to

intervene (5) 10 Using fingers or employing

electronic equipment? (9) 12 Embarrassed maiden has to consume non-vegetarian food (3,4) 13 Fashion of yesteryear conveyed

by Margaret Rose (5) 15 Problems unchanged about

drink being knocked back (7) 17 Faulty electric plug may have to be thus rejected (7) 19 Idiot, dispatched to be locked up, agrees (7) 21 Feature of seasonal dance, mum

meeting unknown European (7) 22 Get lost in hole at back of house

(3,2) 24 Two groups of soldiers nibbled

Welsh food? (7) 27 Get cork in — when loosened it

could be this! (9) 28 This person’s past appearing in

ideal representation (5) 29 Stupid person about to get lost

in mound of sand (4) 30 Subsidence in local community (10) DOWN 1 Report of one-time occupant of Reading gaol being unruly (4) 2 Pauses in school period — sit sloppily (9) 3 Horse in street starts to exasperate every driver (5) 4 Attend to a daughter wanting party attire, say? (7) 5 Land with little hesitation, carrying less weight (7) 7 Home rented out – bit of a lake here? (5) 8 Model Major-General? (3,7) 11 Fault limited by your being frugal (7) 14 King, by Jove, going round that place to be met again (10) 16 Chap dined on Eastern sea creature (7) 18 Her cat’s OK, having got crumbled biscuit (9) 20 A diner’s stewed fish (7) 21 Ideal partner with strength to restrict bishop (2,5) 23 Nutty type in church in little sleep, having rolled over (5) 25 Female at match to bristle, getting left out (5) 26 Military building supporting regiment finally (4)