CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Flirt with the boy round the post office (5) A bird to greet agitatedly (5) Sort of point from which to watch tennis? (7) In September, the French take a rest (5) They’re held up because of bad weather (5) One who’s compulsively creative? (5) In error, give people their cards (7) Work in a factory (3) City in Czechoslovakia (4) Civil pilot arranging an early start (6) Figure in politics, eventually (5) 20 Such a big basket could slow you down (6) He looked imperial in fine robes (4) Ducks in this enclosure would be black (3) Boxer from Belfast, on show in London? (7) Very old, hot-headed complaints (5) Can you watch it in a dissipated dive for nothing? (5) 28 When that dodgy pair left?

(5) 29 He painted our mill anew (7) 30 Applauds a number of parts of the race (5) Go in for rent revision at a certain point (5)

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18 party? (6) Pile of green apples? (3) In West Ealing, you have to go carefully (5) Urged to have done differently at the Oval (5,2) Clothes for driving in? (4) Just as you’d think, this oration is from the mouth (6) Mum’s a winner at chess! (5) Fliers with taste in clothing? (5) I’m crafty about being so repulsive! (5) They help with new ideas (5) He’ll sing a number with some force! (5) Lords, when drunk, may be less than presentable (5)

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28 Thoughtful way the American goes round a Brazilian city (7) A fabric just as you like (2,4) Japan is said to move smartly ahead (6) Be abusive about the simply shocking (6) Assert that one has many an ambition (5) Cannabis can make you cough quietly (4) To be in the heart of Wales, is refreshing (3)