DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC ACROSS

1 Playful breaking of toe by American predator (6) 5 Influence independent member being brought before the law (6)

10 Playing the starring role out ahead (2,3,4)

11 Wipe out container as edibles go inside (5)

12 Writes badly after first modules of reading and writing in remedial class (7)

13 May be a term misapplied to what may be under a pint (4,3)

14 Boiling ingot ran out of the loop (8)

16 Fellow salesman returning with booze (6)

19 Opening move at the end of firing range (6)

21 Vote for most of the wealthy to be charged (8)

24 Strangely silent about college’s top design (7) 25 Clergymen make bad pets, sir (7)

27 Gave a dirty look to keep behind father’s back (5)

28 Treacherous situation when cent sank conversion into pound (9)

29 Pull out Greene novel (6)

30 Officer failed to complete classes (6)

DOWN

2 Animal at the centre of sweepstake (5)

3 Writer in a row stirred up armed strife (4,3)

4 However, nothing limits service at the end of the day (8)

5 Owing to being behind, unfortunately missed third and fourth of instalments (2,4)

6 Coppers fall back and go further back (7)

7 Pitman made agonising claim on very heart (4-5)

8 Wine cooler at last - in other words, mixed drink (8)

9 Set up time to start examination (4)

15 Zero kept natural earth for himself? (6,3)

17 Take points from team at the waterfront (8)

18 Cheerleader drinking up applause (8)

20 Make fuming with smoke in church (7)

22 Yellow pattern in check (7)

23 Select group to take the hint about intelligence measure (6)

24 Shades of autumn inside seat (4)

26 Entrance is at the bottom of door step (5)

QUICK ACROSS

1 Relating to the stars (6)

5 Foul odour (6)

10 Ready, at hand (9)

11 Knight’s weapon (5) 12 Bitumen (7)

13 Admonition (7)

14 Extra working hours (8)

16 Fireplace (6)

19 Deadly infectious disease (6)

21 Midday meal (8)

24 Dig up (7)

25 High chest of drawers (7)

27 Coating for cakes (5)

28 Artificial international language (9)

29 Container for boiling water (6)

30 Praises (6)

DOWN

2 Skin of the head (5)

3 Dependent upon (7)

4 Type of psychosurgery (8)

5 Sweet fortified wine (6)

6 Oval shape (7)

7 Wide open space in a building (9)

8 Loafer (8)

9 Frond (4)

15 Swearword (9)

17 King protea (8)

18 Product of two numbers (8)

20 Erect, perpendicular (7)

22 Person responsible for an offence (7)

23 Breathe with difficulty (6)

24 Building block (4)

26 Trite, commonplace (5)