CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES Across

1 Course is south into wasteland (7) 5 Moved around as Roman athlete (7) 10 Two rallies spread around by word of mouth (4) 11 Accessory that is down to snake (7,3) 12 Mail spade off to the first church (8) 13 The story of the foot? (6) 14 Series causes argument at the end (5) 16 Bribe consisting of saccharin (9) 19 Supplier of electricity turned green on a hill (9) 21 An entrance made of stone (5) 23 Bishop has a bird and a dog (6) 25 Imaginary line globally gives scope for action (8) 27 Intent on being put off wearing denim (10) 28 Work into recipe for soup (4) 29 Obvious that tabla was played by the book (7) 30 Retrace another way to find source of nutrition (7)

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2 Point to lake that’s creepy (5) 3 Sailor sent Peter an explosive ingredient (9) 4 Deny judge time in EU negotiation (6) 6 Old Greek catches cold during sea travel (8) 7 Show indifference to a woman’s jacket (5) 8 Notice men torn away by embellishment (9) 9 Money we sent back to nut (6) 15 Reported quiet lunch, say, bit by bit (9) 17 Consumed a few, we hear, during dance (9) 18 Less a problem joining fellow vendor (8) 20 Former pupil to yearn to get into shape (6) 22 It’s a puzzle nowadays, putting in large venues (6) 24 Caller has made an estimate, by the sound of it (5) 26 Score 500, using cue with energy (5)

THE PAGE’S QUICK CLUES Across

1 Sweet course (7) 5 Rower (7) 10 By mouth (4) 11 Fashion accessory worn like a scarf (7,3) 12 Send off (8) 13 Traditional story (6) 14 Large succession (5) 16 An added financial inducement (9) 19 Dynamo (9) 21 Ornamental stone (5) 23 Breed of dog (6) 25 In geography, a coordinate specifying distance from the equator (8) 27 Resolute (10) 28 Artistic work (4) 29 Undisguised (7) 30 One who provides food (7)

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2 Supernatural (5) 3 Potassium nitrate (9) 4 Prove wrong (6) 6 Greek hero of the Trojan War (8) 7 Dismissive gesture (5) 8 Decoration (9) 9 Type of nut (6) 15 Gradually (9) 17 Scottish dance (9) 18 Shop assistant (8) 20 Rectangle (6) 22 Sports venues (6) 24 Visitor (5) 26 Tennis score (5)