CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Of the increases that are central, mine is different (11)

6. On a hitch along the road, or under one at sea (3)

8. The bird is an inch short of the corn husks (5)

10. A speech is so crude, it needs editing (9)

11. It isn’t good to be impoverished (4)

12. After a while one gets it dead right (5)

13. Is fated to end diet’s involvement with it (8)

16. Is off at sea and in endless gale is turned around (7)

17. One is sorry to let it fall (4)

18. The odds for bay-tree having cows in it (4)

19. A bowler may be out to catch mackerel (7)

21. Achieved a mean dare, and gave it a whirl (8)

23. Made one in argument – or in play (5)

26. A chit went back to college (4)

27. Green coat or different rig divers use (9)

28. Chose to give department nothing by way of turnaround (5)

29. A she-animal for John, the plaintiff (3)

30. Editor, having first said paper was wrong, vanished (11)

DOWN

1. By frequent repetitions made one maybe include a Siamese (10)

2. Exact reference to source of biblical quotation, say (7,3,5)

3. One’s attempts are made when rest go off, perhaps (7)

4. Sound of hooter is all around one (5)

5. Seeming to be using one’s eyes (7)

6. Equestrian competitor from Denver yet here at roundabout (5-3,7)

7. The reason to conserve energy when it separates from milk (4)

9. He’s against one making a ring in iron (3)

13. Is moving like a boat before the wind when at the wheel (7)

14. Thick to be so swindled, and not take offence? (7)

15. Grizzled about hedge ready to be transplanted (4-6)

19. Close-set as the riders can be round end of velodrome (7)

20. Put it back with the others on the seaweed (7)

22. Am leaving the New World to Heath (5)

24. How to acquire a representative of the law (3)

25. Is very keen for top soprano to show up (4)