THE BS CROSSWORD

# 3071

ACROSS:

1 On board I've soft drinks (4) 3 Drives when there are reasons for not taking public transport. (10)

10 Easily bent out of shape? So

smile, silly (7)

11 Day before rugby player's

matrimony (7)

12 Firmly fixed but slightly

different and most profound (7) 13 Lawyer admits damage caused

by Indian custom (6)

15 Port one gets in casks (5)

16 An allusion to one's character

and ability, perhaps (9) 18 Weapons? D-Day beach had

weeks under tons (9)

21 How a bird eats corn, a lot

of it (5)

23 Stopped and prepared a plan

(4,2)

25 A murder suspect, one hears? (7) 27 Opera producer disappearing outside, hiccuping uncontrollably (7)

28 What mum throws at her golfing husband during a row ? (7)

29 Angel got in trouble carrying

on (10)

30 County gardens (4)

DOWN:

1 Reliable condition of an electronic device ? (5,5)

2 Does its being on the hoof make

father so unbending? (7) 4 Trevor, who corrected a

cricketing blunder (9)

5 Joined in a Chinese wedding

ceremony (5)

6 Rusty looking locks (3,4)

7 Guy who can last in Roman

orgy (4,3)

8 A Japanese wine benefit (4)

9 Is jealous of company veterans

(6)

14 Oddly, I miss the pests being around, though they're hopeless! (10)

17 He's in farm development, but

he goes to sea (9)

19 Book covering part of N. Africa...

(7)

20 Stephen is clearing his throat (7) 21 A harp is found in the vicinity of

the church (6)

22 Care to put in an offer for

acetylene fuel (7)

24 Drop the ring in beer at this

juncture (5)

26 Painter never entirely copied (4)