CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Seeming old, and level-headed

about time (10)

6 PSV stuff needed after the end

of treatment (4)

10 Dish from South America – hot

one! (5)

11 Inclined to excuse four

implicated in fakery (9) 12 Shows maturity in trousers (8) 13 Force lacking uniform

apparel (5)

15 Inmate suffers injury finally

getting facility (7)

17 Supporter of trail across both

poles (7)

19 Loathes exams following lower

grades (7)

21 Bail must be arranged in cabin

for swimmer (7)

22 Problem urgently keeping

primate (5)

24 American found in a pretty

awful social gathering (3,5) 27 Son, given heavy responsibility, slept (9)

28 The logic of hearing, say (5) 29 Swindles causing fools

to lose heart (4) 30 Caustic chap seen on trains

getting agitated (10)

DOWN

1 Do a stretch keeping such a

house (4)

2 Troubled mates in temporary

accommodation will … (9)

3 … edge around one getting

report (5)

4 Popular whim of early

childhood? (7)

5 Primates may see sins regularly

in new roles (7)

7 Put up beams of light for the

audience (5)

8 Wise men consider crossing

street seeing one on bench (10) 9 Savage wolf upset geese, for

example (8)

14 Wrecked and put in case on top

of desk (10)

16 Chase popular copy in Home

Counties (8)

18 Player on bench has point of

view that’s material (9) 20 Such literary works may see

anger during school tests (7) 21 Saver could be tougher about

love (7)

23 Second function for a very shy

type (5)

25 Offence of minister losing

head? (5)

26 Natural aptitude for being

dishonest (4)