CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Murphy’s tribe engage in fun event (6,4) 6 Heard to have got down from his ancient dyke (4)

10 With a pear-shaped figure, going bald, and ... (4,2,3)

11 ... overweight, people honoured final shape (5)

12 Yoga’s an assured way of revealing poses (6)

13 Copied work from cradle (7) 15 Establish contemporary division when afloat without support (3,6)

18 Work hard at surgical operation (5) 19 Spare assembly of 27 French (5)

21 He has a premonition to defer boor to arbitration (9)

23 Round stones _ 24 different _ in Borders burgh (7)

24 Twice running be loud (6)

27 Head off more mad latterly (5) 28 Short-lived affair mentioned in despatch bag (9) 29 Trains potter’ s partner died when par tied excessively (4)

30 Number to phone on Sunday for London junction (5,5)

DOWN

1 Heaps of vessel (4)

2 Attempts at bonds meet with resistance (5) 3 It’s prickly over thonder (7)

4 Be seated or get up to get flatbreads (5)

5 It stores charge as hostage-taker stores current one (9)

7 Area above the water-line where you don’t have to pay for accommodation (9) 8 In translation, read that as an advantage in 1, for example (1,4,5)

9 Popular greeting to ruler on joining up (6) 14 An acute twinge when instrument applied by father entered (1,5,4)

16 Guide on hill gets pain in the neck (9)

17 It’s a disaster if bus line can’t be merged (9) 20 Rises high to embrace love in upper chambers (6) 22 Treated yell owing laundry with very strong ingredient and pulled wool over eyes (7) 24 Convey innate urge (5) 25 Climber in tropics bowled over, contracting an ailment (5)

26 Seen at evening time knocking back first sips of beverages (4)