CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Thrashing bridge supremo (8) 5 Weight carried by this argument

after pub (6)

9 Modification applied to former

telecommunications facility (8) 10 May is able to dance (6)

12 A sound quality – people with

time for reparation (9) 13 Forger’s equipment may see 3 regularly in trouble (5) 14 Material that may be left out (4) 16 Profits from rail tickets (7) 19 Environment partially contained

within Panama? (7)

21 Rows generated by unprotected

husky (4)

24 Part of engine restricted by zero

torque (5)

25 Copper’s revolutionary cab

stolen (9)

27 Personal item providing a tax

credit up front (6)

28 Following instructions, debit

one at random (8)

29 Stressful hearing (6)

30 One thus delayed daughter

getting cut off (8)

DOWN

1 Understand saying ‘swing both

ways’ (6)

2 A task mostly employing

northern TV presenter (6) 3 Jack from luggage van keeps

turning up (5)

4 Forget name and choose to

drink gallons (7)

6 Stone and basalt are

different (9)

7 Vagrants will accept European

Commission gets better (8) 8 This may lift 2 lads going mad

during conquests (8)

11 Wake up cooler? (4) 15 Area in internet designed to amuse (9)

17 Yell about critic oddly finding a quicker route (5,3)

18 Late news notice? (8) 20 There’s not one in unstated

consideration (4)

21 This may be long for a

passenger vehicle (7) 22 Missing son taken in by a

criminal (6)

23 Angry boss must accept

vacant type (6)

26 Tons laid out like the river

Severn, for example (5)