DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Changing room with half a lump of gold plating (6) 5 Store of drugs more than enough to hold out, but not entirely (7)

10 Room at the top of the Greek capital (5) 11 Combatant is happy battling a trio (9)

12 Equity in loud broadcast time (4,4)

13 Closely following hat trick with electric fish (2,4) 15 Grudge against taking part in yen conversion (4) 16 Disquieting, but cheeky, half hour with Crosby (10) 19 Sumptuously pig out with lousy manners (10)

20 Cat burglar opening grave (4)

23 Speak lowly of how millions speak (6)

25 Hen’s acne disorder improves (8)

27 Files supposedly proclaim the saviour (9) 28 Late model covered in credit and distinction (5) 29 Last of the men and eldest characters huddled together (7)

30 Plate held an American pastry (6)

DOWN

2 Playful terrier takes on evil half of a another dog (9) 3 Seize crowned head in coup organised by the end of July (6)

4 Thankless arrangement of tuneful rag (10)

5 Alcoholic starting with glass open (4)

6 Back operation lays to rest some symptoms (8) 7 Free to compose tune about one (5)

8 Pear-shaped listener got protection from noise (7) 9 Talk about dessert! (6) 14 Daring last battle on the Eastern Front? (10)

17 New cossies cover the self-centred with a triangle (9)

18 Make merry about South African setback (8)

19 Play country in short Indonesian band (7) 21 Invests one quarter in risky ventures (6)

22 Five inside a rent-free hostelry (6)

24 Fellow gets into fist fights and arguments (5) 26 Keen to back up leading lady (4)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Exit (6)

5 Group within a party (7) 10 Caustic, pungent (5) 11 White gypsum used in statues (9)

12 System of watercourses (8) 13 Greek city famous for its austerity (6) 15 Reverberation (4) 16 Pre-conceived or conventional image (10) 19 Vehicle travelling on a cushion of air (10) 20 Demure, prudish (4) 23 Placard, poster (6) 25 Overshadowed, obscured (8)

27 Banish from society (9) 28 General principle (5) 29 Column of rising warm air (7)

30 Difficult or ticklish to deal with (6)

DOWN

2 Architect of perestroika (9) 3 Conclusion (6)

4 Kills animals for food (10) 5 Pennant (4)

6 Winner (8)

7 Bury (5)

8 Tell a story (7)

9 Attendant who carries a golfer’s clubs (6)

14 Skilled, adept (10) 17 Standard used for comparison (9)

18 Announce publically (8) 19 Dole (7)

21 Devices for connecting computers by telephone lines (6)

22 Capital of Rwanda (6) 24 Caption (5)

26 Small bottle (4)