CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1

Stuff exchanges sides against father of 2Dn 21Dn ( 5,1)

4 Full stop placed at end of 2Dn 21Dn’s sentence ( 8)

9/ 16 Bit deaf with playing accordion – as happened to 2Dn 21Dn ( 6,10)

10 Vehicle a step to becoming hard- top ( 8)

12 Leave, having invested in genuine compensation ( 8)

13 Begin to go around for all to see in house of 2Dn 21Dn ( 6)

15 First name in fashion, but in a grubby vest ( 4)

16 See 9

19/ 23 W. Lothian Gaelic LP broadcast in birthplace of 2Dn 21Dn ( 10,6)

20 Spread in west of Ireland ( 4)

23 See 19

25 See 8 Down

27 Imagine finally seen first pair of visitors amid returning din ( 8)

28 Street artist to get layer ( 6)

29 Monarch understanding, then upset with independence ( 7,1)

30 Fife pottery starts to work extra on my vessel ( 6)

STAPLETON

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

Across: 1/ 25 The Boys of the Lough, 10 Parsi, 12 Pinochle, 14 The Mafia, 17 Effigial, 19 Soiled, 21 Effluvia, 23 Stymie, 26/ 13 Universal salary, 27 Ransack place

DOWN

1 Dahmer has judge and jury finally accepting fine, free to wander around ( 7)

2/ 21 Monarch’s army’s conquest of Europe initially abandoned ( 4,5,2,5)

3 Since development, Caledonian capital is beautiful ( 6)

5 Shot after a break needing penetrating look? ( 1- 3)

6 Applaud piece going up for bunk ( 8)

7 Twin aerial regularly used as headpiece ( 5)

8/ 17/ 25 Behaved as hypochondriac and lived on pictures containing frisky dairy animal ( 5,2,9,8)

11 Citadels built by graduate with external money closer to Inverness ( 7)

14 Friend protecting number four with Hearts of Midlothian is vital ( 7)

17 See 8

18 Cads lost in time, fluctuating between social classes ( 8)

19 Writing slope sparkled afresh, ignoring start of rust ( 3,4)

21 See 2

22 See 26

24 See 26

26/ 24/ 22 Unnaturally hot cells in enclave where 2Dn 21Dn was held ( 9,6)