LATERAL THINKING: CRYPTIC

Use the cryptic clues to solve this crossword with a twist.

ACROSS

1. Minimise importance of drama? Sad! (4,4)

4. A joker gets military order to relax (2,4)

8. Course requested on tray (6) 9. Casual worker running behind time pattern (8) 12. Emphasised that desserts must be returned (8)

13. No teas for the alert therapist (6) 14. Speak about mountain summits (5)

16. Bury opinion at job assessment (9)

18. Nuances of obvious individuals (9)

20. Tootsie mentioned tribesman from Rwanda (5)

22. Wreath created world conflict (3,3)

24. Gasbags that hang around at parties? (8)

27. Flawed rascal hung out to dry (8)

28. Picture theatre helped to make Medicine Man (6) 29. Derides cereal in ship (6) 30. Eastern relation has relocated (8)

DOWN

1. Media increase gym exercise (5-2) 2. Rent a tale about every other one (9)

3. Plans like Atkins fail on back street (5)

5. Confidential poster, etc disguised (3-6)

6. Cockney highbrow raised to show scepticism (7)

7. Asked Hugh to use an axe (3) 10. Lawbreaker made holes in leather! (3)

11. I led comeback of food shop (4) 15. For this state of affairs, you’d better change into a suit (9) 17. Appoint Rover to hide shrinking Violet (9)

18. Gains possession of bastion somehow (7)

19. Search with radar in Tuscany (4)

21. Put into position in stable compartment (7)

23. How to foresee that Virginia will abandon Vespa (1,1,1) 25. Loitered after Ted left French flower (5)

26. Know Barbie’s mate? (3)