National Post (National Edition)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Run place near Manchester, and one in Kent (10) 6 At first didn’t have feathers (4) 10 Women in certain quantity hunt well? (5) 11 Praise in article ain’t loud, unfortunat­ely (9) 12 Back everyone to move quickly around one — it’s a wrap! (8) 13 Son with money for bouquet (5) 15 Again, agent’s made to take too much on board (7) 17 One just looking for place to surf (7) 19 Secretary’s learned piece of writing (7) 21 Too much silver found in church building (7) 22 English tax returns keeping about spot on (5) 24 Forcibly removed, being drunk due to endless port (8) 27 Have guests come in? The writer is in leather (9) 28 Kid read out letters (5) 29 Challenge revolution­ary retailer advertisin­g clothes (4) 30 Money paid for somewhere to live (10) DOWN 1 Start to create fuss over ending (4) 2 Crewmen so upset latest recruits? (9) 3 Incident’s clear with papers going missing (5) 4 Fought rough having spilt blood outside (7) 5 Regret broadcast jibe? Nonsense (7) 7 I love having turned green (5) 8 One’s hopeless car with a flat battery? (3-7) 9 Document concise after-dinner instructio­n? (8) 14 See MP in centre finish supporting hospital (10) 16 Praise cook’s welcoming coffee (8) 18 Fellow Arab, say, squanderin­g billions to get position on board (9) 20 Teach pair of Europeans about old coin (7) 21 A duke wears this gold one in court (7) 23 Co-star, possibly, if not front of stage? (5) 25 Regularly go bust — greed is strange (5) 26 Pound where copper usually goes? (4)

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