CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 To stem the flow for a long time can cause an accident (6) 4 Catching sight of a drop in time, and in good order (8) 9 A leading seaman had to go off to carry a burden (6) 10 Speed up, thanks to a long base for a statue (8) 12 Eat away having to bite into a crumble (5) 13 Is one starter at the crease able to design a kitchen gadget? (3-6) 14 Man trod all over a sleeping character (7) 15 Adept expert had the know-how (4) 19 Hold on to guard part of a castle (4) 21 Admit one had to give up, and had to confess (7) 24 May get to that place for ever, initially, for that reason (9) 26 Head off a potholer, at the end, to ward him off (5) 27 Landed with a bright type, before getting an English degree (8) 28 Might one making fun of another be relaxed about it? (2,4) 29 Negative aspect shown by an Irish team (8) 30 Put one in the picture on how to protect from the wind (6)

DOWN 1 Last month, took on second finales, and goes downhill (8) 2 More CID, at the end, turned out to be runof-the mill (8) 3 Valuable material took a long time to find a state of happiness (6,3) 5 Pinned down north of the Border, so tidied up (7) 6 Was totally involved in a cup match at college (3,2) 7 Had a clear aim to live in temporary accommodation (6) 8 Georgia left an element behind, and there’s lots of it (6) 11 Second band of brothers came back at the end for some animals (4) 16 A new cast fit to become marvellous (9) 17 Led back to the Eastern entrance with an agent (8) 18 Have a yen to get some trees prepared for the day before (8) 20 Did money got from anything tail off in order to advance (7) 21 Boasted about a ship’s company (4) 22 Leave one behind on the seashore (6) 23 Is about to observe the inspection of troops, etc (6) 25 The philosophy of place can be seen in methods taken when a doctor leaves (5)