CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Kind of crocodile in greyish- brown river ( 6)
4 Took last ferry across 30ac from 1Ac ( 8)
9 Dandy, perhaps, admits starter of soup is out of this world ( 6)
10/ 17/ 28 Collection in 1Ac, freshly built, is crammed with art nouvea for the most part ( 8,3,6,6)
12 Pass time with prosperous actress ( 8)
13 Street kid takes part in church initiative ( 6)
15 Blast first signs of dolomite rock accessing tunnel ( 4)
16/ 19 Trades of 1Ac reporting for work after disc jockey returns, gulping: “Stick in a tune for a change!” ( 4,3,3,10)
20 Put a name to some of the undecideds ( 4)
23 Highest point in 1Ac - no- one is above it ( 3,3)
25 High walls keep locals intermingling on western peninsula ( 4,4)
27 Like 18Dn, another upset about Beijing Central Broadcasting ( 2,3,3)
28 See 10
29 Ultimate in fashion, Raymond danced, landing spot in France ( 8)
30 Greek character with unknown flower ( 3,3)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:
Across: 1 Considerable 9 Press gang 10 Watch 11 Echoes 12 Notional 13 Shards 14 Languish 17 Nestling 19 Raffia 21 Romantic 23 Depict 25 Eases 26,9d Exchanged pleasantries 27 Superintends
DOWN 1
Definite legal document constraining plain- clothes police ( 7)
2 Gothic horror movie makes a fortune about Satanic initiation ( 9)
3 Regime change led to exile ( 6)
5 Bankrupt’s regretting wasting £ 1000 ( 4)
6 Ignorant about outskirts of Tighnabruaich, find one’s way through ( 8)
7 Grating last bit of ginger into mince ( 5)
8 Turn up, turn down with appreciation longed for ( 7)
11 Interior model put coin back eightfold ( 7)
14 What tame rabbits do in favourite store? ( 3,4)
17 See 10 Across
18 Being shot like an anchor? ( 2,6)
19 Make a note of tiny bit on County ( 3,4)
21 Period of time without domicile in old country ( 7)
22 Cogitated without conclusion, however ( 6)
24 Shake a tree and get sweet apple ( 5)
26 Discovery - worst to come from terrible snowdrift ( 4)
MACBETH
Down: 2 Overheads 3 Suspend 4 Dean 5 Regional 6 Bowling 7 Eaten 8 Wholehearted 15 Infringed 16 Engineer 18 Links up 20 Average 22 Masks 24 Scan