Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Instrument that may be vital? (5)

4 VIPs cover undergarments with cardigans, for example (3, 5)

10 More foamy like that, a breakwater perhaps (7) 11 Threesome employed as computer technicians in test (7) 12 Method of transport making one complain persistently (4) 13 Blunder boss detailed (5) 14 Slight hiccup over exercise initially for trainer, perhaps? (4) 17 Don’t panic — and don’t shave! (4, 4, 4, 2)

19 One stirring up cream, say, added to fish a little squirt! (14) 22 Lottery that doesn’t have a winner (4)

23 A Brit somewhere in the Home Counties (5)

24 Hard business (4)

27 French mark I called squiggly (7)

28 Escape eagle circling around a kid’s head (7)

29 If retired, live somewhere warm and comfortable (8)

30 Exist alongside tree, perhaps (5)

DOWN

1 Beat after working out (2, 6) 2 In change of gear, metal switched for stone (7)

3 Catch slow mover initially dropping off? (4)

5 Phenomenal in deep space, perhaps? (3, 2, 4, 5)

6 Release harvest bundle, did you say? (4)

7 Sound of mild explosion: a shot, I gathered, ending in salvo (7)

8 Approach step that’s pronounced (5)

9 Book reader insults a novel (8, 6)

15 Maiden on my arm, courtship foolish, all concluding (5)

16 Six wheels for minister (5) 18 Piano with two notes before first performance (8)

20 One giving little away, more difficult to grasp last part of manifesto (7)

21 Dominance shown, quick to maintain edge (7)

22 Met up for coffee (5) 25 Endless uncooked food served up, sadly (4)

26 Oil found in herbal medicine (4)