{ THE CROSSWORDS }
CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Decline to leave rubbish for removal (6,2,2) 6 Counterfoil seen in the ashtray (4) 10 Her calling is a dangerous one (5) 11 Turns round and ejects a sailor (4,5) 12 In turn I’ve become idle (8) 13 He goes round a short way in a hurry (5) 15 Falling behind in providing winter insulation? (7) 17 Joined by a sailor - or the parson (7) 19 Enormous disaster struck it (7) 21 Contempt for a futile action (7) 22 Not left straight (5) 24 No varieties in the numbers crawling (3,5) 27 She makes hot claret (9) 28 Correct men in the finish (5) 29 In paradise this was the third son’s name (4) 30 Clearly determined to provide a good reception (7,3)
DOWN
1 No work remains (4) 2 Badly torn in a fray that lasts for days (9) 3 Sound of icons breaking (5) 4 Haute cuisine sauce? (7) 5 They carry away the waste from fish cleaners (7) 7 They may be used to make a stool (5) 8 Comparatively good times when gambling takes place? (6,4) 9 These priests may lead the masses (8) 14 Kitchen accessories subsequently put into bundles (5,5) 16 Any in let out, naturally (8) 18 Gloomy supporters will if their team’s doing badly (9) 20 Rattle made by vibrating teeth of ratchet (7) 21 They should know how to prepare a good meal (7) 23 General accord (5) 25 Entertainment means there’s a great time after work (5) 26 An entrance I’d turn in at (4)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Personal outlook (10) 6 Catch sight of (4) 10 Large enough (5) 11 Illicit activity (5,4) 12 Covertly (2,6) 13 English composer, d.1934 (5) 15 A public service (7) 17 Ask advice of (7) 19 Capital of Iraq (7) 21 A kind (7) 22 Kingly (5) 24 Boldly ambitious person (2-6) 27 Superior position (9) 28 Passage between rows (5) 29 Commit murder (4) 30 Commercially successful book (4,6)
DOWN
1 Highest point (4) 2 About to happen (9) 3 Extremely fat (5) 4 Tidy (7) 5 A nonconformist (7) 7 Roam as a predator (5) 8 To rebuke (4,2,4) 9 Fortuitously (2,6) 14 Logger (10) 16 Idle (8) 18 Occurring everywhere (9) 20 Reduce in status (7) 21 Give impression of (7) 23 Auctioneer’s hammer (5) 25 Barely detectable amount (5) 26 An equal (4)