Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1

Author composes clause, looking tired (5, 7)

9 Heathen left beside fiend, I recollected (7)

10 Western character banking gold somewhere in Canada (7)

11 Meat in paella evidently rejected (4)

12 Narrow lips of tiger biting gorilla, say? (5)

13 Famous person, prowler (4) 16 Around carnival city, pipsqueak cut loose (3, 4)

17 One gathering hard pebbles (7)

18 Tick isn’t confused with insect (7)

21 Bad sign cutting into beef, don’t be upset (4, 3)

23 Flatten bread (4)

24 Tea: a large quantity from the East (5)

25 Stocked by bodegas, Tibetan wine (4)

28 Capital seen by pilot flying around Rhode Island (7) 29 Embellishment flashy clothing needed, originally (7) 30 I fear terror suspect stashing grenades primarily in kitchen appliance (12)

DOWN 1

Owner of whisatle has come down for chorus (7)

2 Twice cook very old bird (4)

3 Ancillary priest captivated by loud speech (7)

4 Natural lacking in skill? (7)

5 Blood and guts general’s oration raising eyebrows, first of all (4)

6 Published piece in position (7) 7 Poisonous substance: it’s irrelevant, surprisingly (6, 7)

8 Reportedly hang on under bar for balance (13)

14 Children’s writer not entirely encapsulating a city in Italy (5)

15 Easy shot: one millimetre to go in say, after rolling up (5)

19 Cross, father swallows key (7) 20 Sampling dishes in street, starter from Indonesia packed in flavour (7)

21 Mistake, something clashing? (7)

22 Education’s ending, as grade not so good (7)

26 Fly hurt, by the sound of it? (4)

27 Dry in physical, having wiped foot (4)