GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO. 27,528

ACROSS

7 6 pet, a strain

to listen to (9) 8 6, a small humble

dwelling (5) 9 6 breaks the law, not a person around (9) 10 Sort of sexual

underground? (5) 12 Almost nicked, I had

to be emotionless (6) 13 English used in a few lines and a few more for comparison (8) 16 Temperature in Holy

Land mountain: 6 (7) 19 Firmly fixed wicket

into cement base (7) 22 Equipment for police officer, finally and disastrously, closes endless dispute (5,3) 25 6, strong desire to

change the ending (6) 27 Record a certain amount but not all 6 (5) 28 6 sounds browner (9) 29 Cheeky husband

in 8s 6 (5) 30 Amphibian all but

stressed within 6 (9)

DOWN

1 Highly unusual station sign (3,3) 2 Announce holiday cottage available in Andorra for one (8) 3 Served on board, sounding vulgar (6) 4 PC helps re-organise difficult journey (7) 5 Too sensible at first to enter a lift shaft (2,4) 6 An opportunity to learn of this, naturally (6) 11 Beast, decrepit one, losing tail (4) 14 See 15 15,14 6 pounds would get wasted (6) 16 See 17 17,16 6 is back, touring Washington (6) 18 Advantage in battle, if on top of hill (4) 20 Bad year in which to lose an agent (8) 21 Provided for fencing not at first joined together (7) 23 Place to hack into a favourite piece of software (6) 24 Fails to mature topside of beef — roast ruined (6) 25 Book about killer

not yet ready (2,4) 26 Pin prick finally punctures needlewoman (6)