CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Director in car with elegance gets final blow? (4,2,5)

9 Misfortune concealed by Virginia in country house (5)

10 Receive bum gear in poor state and feel offended (4,7)

11 Part of a supermarket, we hear, in detached place (4)

14 Tests formerly in the morning close to offices (5)

16 Actor Rupert is always tense about film (7)

17 A figure serving the French is of nimble disposition (5)

18 Nothing found among varied drugs or fleshy fruits (6)

19 Party bust after changes creating suspicions (6)

22 Son lacking in activity gets to walk furtively (5)

23 Frenchman in rear at sea is one given to seafaring (7)

24 Woman troubled when making comeback (5)

25 Week approved around end of October for paid employment (4)

26 Place by river is given sign of approval shortly as a diverse community? (11)

29 Orderly hospital in Welsh place (5)

30 Current politician with lead, say, first covered by journalist put into action (11)

DOWN

1 Speak excluding Henry, whiskery type (3)

2 Welsh river in twilight with day gone (3)

3 Advantage in twin with degree characterising some compliments? (6-5)

4 Parts of a chicken allowed in fancy big shop’s entrance (7)

5 First man with worker that’s immovable (7)

6 Some revelations for actor Trevor (3)

7 Stationery item? It’s balanced in a precarious way (7,4)

8 Record first person with a certain thing useful for a tailor? (4,7)

12 Breakdown of new figures absorbing good Scottish politician (6,5)

13 Reach pedestrian tunnel, perhaps, to proceed (3,8)

15 Knowhow required for aviaries possibly (6-5)

20 Work round island to acquire lump fashioned as engine part (3,4)

21 This person’s friend touring a prayer leader’s office (7)

26 Greek character with power given greeting (3)

27 Worthless stuff among statistics (3)

28 French aristocrat in turn partly digested food? (3)