WH Crossword

ACROSS

1 MPs score, organising squeeze (8) 5 Bad debts after backing party (6) 9 Found the elements of any deals absurd (8) 10 When doubling agreement in Italy — in Umbria (6) 12 Fruit provides environmentalist with challenge (9) 13 Turn in everything eventually (5) 14 Girl accepting ring has something to wear (4) 16 Showing a medico the way, a worker is sarcastic (7) 19 The hopes of French fathers (7) 21 Watch about a thousand wildfowl (4) 24 A woman editor with aspiration admits it (5) 25 Mark measurements for making tail-brace (9) 27 Introductory course? (6) 28 Correct account given by a church official (8) 29 A flighty creature’s infantile complaint (6) 30 Put weight on knocking back sweets (8)

DOWN

1 Fish for example raised the order (6) 2 People surrounding a monarch may get closer (6) 3 Light shed on synthetic material (5) 4 Read the paper, sweating (6) 6 Shoot the underworld boss over 1 down! (9) 7 A sort of relation in the Far East (8) 8 Landed up involved in a fight for producing a weapon (8) 11 Spell name (4) 15 Request for silence in tackle resulting in acrimony (9) 17 A supporter, but maybe he daren’t … (8) 18 … as a member of the family (8) 20 6’s fire (4) 21 Seek proper treatment of colitis (7) 22 Fresh food for South African youngsters (6) 23 Guard tip after getting fed-up (6) 26 Spider Man! (5)