THE BS CROSSWORD #3257

ACROSS:

8 Staff medical organisation in

Bahrain capital (6)

9 Member of New World community, a fellow fine inside (8)

10 Hard answer for a German

boy? (4)

11 Curse Green wildly making

comeback (10)

12 An outstanding feature of

some seaside resorts (4) 13 Delaying tactics used by

horsebreaker, say? (10)

17 A double round to celebrate

(4)

18 Hitchcock classic doesn’t start

with Schwarzenegger (5) 19 Being the doctor, am able to

be fired (4)

21 Weighs up and buys into (5,5) 23 Beaten hollow (4)

24 Loud and soft instruction for pet climbing on top of icebox - a “No!” (10)

28 Backyard vehicle (4)

29 The state of being madly

enthusiastic? (8)

30 Looks like a weed in the

ship? (6)

DOWN:

1 A song about two girls (8) 2 Child’s play for those who like

pulling strings (4,6)

3 Twin propellers (4,2,4)

4 Sticky situations (4)

5 Drink, improved, shunned by

non-drinker (4)

6 Not a good resort to take a

plunge in (4)

7 Awkward, being left in France

(6)

14 Go slow when fasting, my

love! (5)

15 Miserable, cold abode - why the dickens did he choose it? (5,5)

16 Very fast runner on a hot tin

roof (7,3)

20 Commands and the ship’s officers who give them out ? (8)

22 Having unfortunately set no

date, made amends (6) 25 With some lubrication, even a

thick-head can reduce this (4) 26 Proper parking, by the

edge (4)

27 Aid giving Gore feminist

address? (4)