THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 A motion that takes the House aback (6,4) 6 Record is within a couple of figures (4)
10 Back rents suitably adjusted (5)
11 Start badly but get a jewel; that’s the plan (9) 12 Tubes of paste (8)
13 Inert form of chemical (5)
15 Tends to get upset about a doctor in an extreme (7)
17 They’re fearfully ugly (7)
19 Withdraw with a slight injury (7)
21 Show age in a symptom of exhaustion (7) 22 Man-made fabric found in many London stores (5)
24 Light baskets (8)
27 A table leg gets broken, but it’s of no importance (9)
28 Island it would be hard to con? (5)
29 Around midday set out the food (4)
30 No charge against one who kicks a robber (10)
DOWN
1 Point to a quiet word which is binding (4)
2 Greek leader relaxed an order (9)
3 Girl gets lad in trouble (5)
4 Complete the course and get dead drunk (4,3) 5 Vehicle with some difference in Wales (7)
7 Mint bar? (5)
8 Remunerate ace postmen perhaps (10)
9 Do these orders refer to the national anthem? (8)
14 Handsome individual and competent (10)
16 Crushed oats into portion served up repeatedly (8)
18 Breathe irregularly at what should be regular (9)
20 He breaks into a politician’s address (7)
21 Lead about a hundred into deep trouble (7)
23 Faint illumination (5)
25 Painting is dry and firm (5)
26 Lord, look at him (4)
QUICK CLUES
ACROSS
1 By a wide margin (3,3,4)
6 Carry (4)
10 Readily intelligible (5)
11 In future (9)
12 Forcefully expressed (8)
13 Punctuation mark (5)
15 Intimidate (7)
17 Turn aside (7)
19 Helpful act (7)
21 Vocation (7)
22 Calm (5)
24 Doctrinaire (8)
27 Volatile (9)
28 A play (5)
29 Rumour (4)
30 Watchful gaze (7,3)
DOWN
1 People (4)
2 Mobster (9)
3 Push gently (5)
4 Accomplish (7)
5 Fizzy (7)
7 Laud (5)
8 Full of eagerness (6,2,2)
9 Whimsical (8)
14 Resulting (10)
16 Flying (8)
18 Get rid of (9)
20 Shuffling (7)
21 An observation (7)
23 Drive forward (5)
25 Dense row of bushes (5)
26 Demolish (4)