CRYPTIC CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1
Following shift to centre, politicians show disagreement ( 11)
9 Buzz, a new kind of 19Ac lacking in 17Ac ( 5)
10 Arduously pushing back in - puncturing extremely likely ( 11)
11 Forced to return Dutch export ( 4)
14 Firm haggle now and then gives representation ( 5)
16 See 5 Down
17 Secondary characters in squadron have started latest dreadful state ( 5)
18 Party forced in 17Ac ( 6)
19 See 28 Down
22 Occasionally go bust - greed is somewhat shocking ( 5)
23 Taking oxygen is sign of something wrong I have in old age ( 7)
24 Comic’s daily limits? ( 5)
25 Fish starts to have a known effect ( 4)
26 American infantryman to blow the whistle after a game, being contrite ( 11)
29/ 1D Amazing crowd puller - 50% off event in 17Ac ( 5,3)
30 Gradually suffer reward over 48 hours? ( 8,3)
YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:
Across: 7 A fear of heights 10 Sore head 11 Enchants 13 Artist 14 Lung 15 Drabs 16 Core 17 Throng 19 Eardrops 21 Charcoal 23 Adonis 24 Under suspicion
DOWN
1 See 29 Across
2 Sister sounds like nobody ( 3)
3 Clues he’s read without a solution, like the 29Ac 1Dn ( 11)
4 Capital consumption - the Italian is source of income ( 7)
5/ 16 Ringmaster work can be exploited in 17Ac ( 7,7)
6 Reserved pitch ( 3)
7 Islamic leader accepting talk in Rotterdam with an expression of scepticism ( 2,1,8)
8 Indifferent United Nations politician ensnared by perverted desires ( 11)
12 South American kite to devour jingoist ( 7,4)
13 Those providing supplies as an investment involving burger tasks ( 11)
15 Starts to behave inappropriately, I’m mixing liqueur for peace of mind ( 11)
20 Family pulled apart in Aberdeenshire town ( 7)
21 Brexit head rings Tory leader at end of shift about Young Conservatives’ potential ignorance of 29Ac 1Dn ( 7)
26 First to admit party is a stramash ( 3)
27 Independent politician is a mischief- maker ( 3)
28/ 19 Try haggis for a change - they’re unavailable in 17Ac ( 3,6)
Down: 1 Fair enough then 2 Hedgehog 3 Breton 4 Efts 5 Beermats 6 Egghot 8 Transcriptions 12,9ac Stage fright 15 Doghouse 16 Carbolic 18 O’Brien 20 Roadie 22 Lest