CRYPTIC/QUICK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES

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Across

1 Crossing a bird (7)

5 Hungriest finally managed revolutionary portion (7) 10 Quiet time for many students around university (4)

11 Shade a question, and turn to a soldier (10)

12 Fixes tears, the result of much hilarity (8)

13 Article relative to dissertation (6)

14 A chief is leading (5)

16 Sort lanes out for crafty instruction (3,6)

19 Trace dreadfully, cut outside and enter without invitation (4-5)

21 Slow down in intermission, say (5) 23 Curses small, faulty wares (6)

25 Look for gold in anticipation (8)

27 Air hampers toe treatment (10)

28 Cancel a French party (4) 29 When working weeks finish, assistants lose their man (7) 30 Buy empty organ off Pat (2,5)

Down

2 Queen, put out, to explode (5)

3 Following a joker, I will be uncomfortable (3,2,4)

4 A way your leader shows indifference (6)

6 Using a handset in the slightest degree (8)

7 Viking feature has registered (5)

8 How a drink is mixed shows creation (9)

9 Money man rubs off on a Republican (6)

15 Chap drew at a new tributary (9)

17 Religious writing in true, crisp translation (9)

18 Some tyres travel after getting angry (5-3)

20 A fool for every soldier (6) 22 Attractive play confuses

500 with 50 (6)

24 Not silently is permitted, by the sound of it (5)

26 Raced off to get a tree (5)