THE CROSSWORDS
CRYPTIC CLUES
ACROSS
1 Right-handed key (6,4)
6 Pretty loud music (4)
10 Tie up in a bundle of straw (5)
11 Weapons that don’t reach very far? (5,4)
12 Polo man breaks in one horse (8)
13 There may be a catch in it (5)
15 Struck by Cupid’s dart? (7)
17 Unusual portion of toasted cheese (7) 19 Overlooks wild regions (7)
21 Convivial salutation (7)
22 Where the retired gardener may be found working? (2,3)
24 Bail Anna out of a European republic (8)
27 Cast gets left in desert (5,4)
28 Guarantee a number will get an indication of pain (5)
29 Says something further and sums up (4)
30 Real idiots may produce opinionated articles (10)
DOWN
1 Drinks for infants (4)
2 Work of masters is auctioned off (9)
3 Look around a ship for a rope (5)
4 When marked down it’s not cheap (7)
5 Yet delight gives some men a mournful look (7) 7 Possibly eager to approve a proposal (5) 8 A proposition shows determination (10)
9 Choice way to take sustenance (1,2,5)
14 It’s as rapid a variety as a house plant enthusiast may desire (10)
16 What to do with an invitation if you don’t wish to turn up? (4,4)
18 With radar, Cuba may find big fish (9)
20 About five looked really hungry (7)
21 Nude in unusual act - it’s an intimate show (7) 23 Went through with the drill without enthusiasm (5)
25 Not at all a feature of fine verse (5)
26 Huts may be built in this way (4)