FRIDAY CROSSWORD

Across

1 River Test commercial (10) 6 Novel ending mercifully, maybe another starts? (4) 10 Confused, like a sailor? (2,3) 11 Lost cause, rotten stew (9) 12 A payment secured by friend of father and mother? (8) 13 Half a score otherwise for singer (5) 15 Capitol out of sight (7) 17 Shingle shifted from some UK shores? (7) 19 Drug used in growing muscle, or in weight-loss programmes, contrarily (7) 21 Poisoner tainted sarnie with dash of cyanide (7) 22 How much interest regarding pinafore! (5) 24 One thus set on fire, a refinery gutted (8) 27 Member is slow to establish laws (9) 28 Dash can get shortened (5) 29 Essence: it is in pub (4) 30 Beauty – small-minded nature about right (10)

Down

1 Yours truly is a leader in mosque! (4) 2 Demolish testament in dreadful tirade, ultimately (9) 3 Say ‘Florida’, possibly? (5) 4 Reading article the wrong way (7) 5 Clear answers billions initially work out (7) 7 Fruit eaten up by rhino, lemons (5) 8 Sweet wine gets more trembling? (10) 9 Prisons around extravagant country residences (8) 14 Rubbish fish’s served with batter (10) 16 Comedic, common error that’s come up in church (8) 18 One racing out of control, showing lack of awareness (9) 20 Loss of hope in the French couple (7) 21 Illness – I left people in bath scratching both ends! (7) 23 Tory privilege (5) 25 Grabbing first of toys, old king and I play together (5) 26 God has Egyptian seaport to set up (4)