CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Humble suggestion to refer to a clue that’s not here today (4,3,4) 9 Pole enters by way of special permit (4) 10 A capital picture-house (4,7) 11 Half the alphabet that’s studied by physicists (4) 14 Leaning over he upset Nigel (7) 16 Book in stock (7) 17 Showed open-mouthed wonder seeing space-man? (5) 18 Cushions which are left behind by astronauts? (4) 19 Great work from the picador (4) 20 Don’t agree with sending potato back (5) 22 Redoing novel to be cut (7) 23 It receives word of a murder that’s been arranged (7) 24 Clothing to boast about (4) 28 What dead men do, on being held back by informers (4,2,5) 29 Has wrongly won point (4) 30 Character in tantrum meant to explode (11)

DOWN

2 The first man for whom madam lost her head (4) 3 Still quits (4) 4 Approaching Grannie for change (7) 5 He could be told, but he probably wouldn’t understand (4) 6 Suffered wounds after fighting, but sang (7) 7 Cold game? (6,5) 8 Such a reception may please friends but annoy enemies (4,7) 12 Scapegoat one of Fagin’s pickpockets? (8,3) 13 It’s worn after the match (7,4) 15 Georgia and Edward confined to school (5) 16 Show to look back on, they say (5) 20 Make duty-free? (7) 21 A doctor breaks journey to get an instrument (7) 25 Strike makes mates upset (4) 26 Quiet part of electrical motor (4) 27 Anxious to sow how cutting you can be? (4)