CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Like buses to computers, madly busy taking on final passengers at stops ( 10)
6 18Dn 12Ac’s ways of working at the centre of multidomains in recession ( 4)
10 Cannelloni stuffing in Aberdeenshire ( 5)
11 Jinxing reconstruction, concealing constant 18Dn 12Ac ( 2,7)
12 See 18 Down
13 Dingo uncertified to be held in section of pound ( 5)
15 White as a ghost, American spooks hiding, malevolent, in the mirror ( 7)
17 Officer class whipping up a tiramisu? Forget it! ( 7)
19 Chechen capital in Russian Government Regional Oil Zone needing younger judicial leaders ( 7)
21 18Dn 12Ac gets us out of dangerous mess ( 7)
22 18Dn 12Ac to submit? ( 5)
24 Nut still involved in accidental death ( 8)
27 Rose water in centre of soap with a square design ( 4,5)
28 You’re ignoring essential rule ( 5)
29 Casing removed from bombshell for trade show ( 4)
30 Surveillance from below of unruly hired gun leads to serious trouble ( 10)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:
Across: 5 Reckons 9 Reclaim 10 Maestro 11 Stiff 12 Pinstripe 13 Sentences 15 Avers 16 Wafer 18,27 Oversteps the mark 21 In a pickle 24 Caber 25 Piccolo 26 Abalone 28 Trellis
DOWN
1 River agent crossing close to home ( 4)
2 18Dn 12Ac or an Oslo bee keeper in retirement? ( 9)
3 Buy an engineer for major Saudi port ( 5)
4 What used to be found on front of saloon as evidence of settled obligation ( 3,4)
5 Extremely joyous, I’m too drunk for cocktails ( 7)
7 What can make one cry working in welcoming job centre ( 5)
8 Butcher heartlessly determining what goes into haggis, for example ( 10)
9 Brief edition is well- read ( 8)
14 Transport, transport, transport, taking things up with the crew ( 5,5)
16 Second granny teetotal, having one husband ( 8)
18/ 12 “Us and them” authoritarian; just improvise to slip up badly ( 5- 4,8)
20 See 25
21 Centre of attention moves from troubled teenager to display unit ( 7)
23 Almost sincere politician is 18Dn 12Ac ( 5)
25/ 20 Extremely jealous, boorish, non reformed 18Dn 12Ac ( 5,7)
26 Granny extremely keen on early biblical books? ( 4)
MACBETH
Down: 1 Corpses 2 Auction 3 Chauffeur 4 Sum up 5 Reminisce 6 Crest 7,1ac Outside chances 8 Showers 14 Clockwork 15 Associate 16 Whippet 17 Fiancee 19 Embroil 20 Shrieks 22 Idola 23 Exact