CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Simon tries, in a confused state, to get to the

interval (12)

9 Old man had little time to go on the rampage.

He's a loyalist (7)

10 Pass the French, say, going back to

university ... (7)

11 ... and a university artist had a feeling about

her (4)

12 Hand out the cards, having indefinite

quantities (5)

13 Is left behind, at the end, in Lewis, for

instance (4)

16 Some stories about a good book show one's

aptitude (7)

17 May plant firmly in the ground, yet could

still remove it all (4-3)

18 Return on a fixed course to defile things,

going into a state of unrest (7)

21 Had no time to beat drum in an ill-fated

triangle (7)

23 An Italian runner came back to us with a

work of art (4)

24 Might have to go below to catch some

flounders (5)

25 Does a hybrid fruit taste better than it

sounds (4)

28 At the close of play, rose up to back one

side (7)

29 Copy the work of one man at one gallery (7)

30 Assembles various materials to form a

whole (4,8)

Down

2 Is quite spontaneous, without affectation (7)

3 Throw out some of them, it seems (4)

4 Some materials are of real importance (7)

5 Filthy lucre, as it turned out, was not spiritual

(7)

6 One averse to labour, in fact, is paid less (4)

7 Wants to get something that one can't do

without (5,2)

8 Sailed off in recent reorganisation to devolve

power (12)

9 Might find a trained lawyer, say, in a GP

surgery (12)

14 Join up with some men role-playing (5)

15 Sounds like a large number have a hidden

store (5)

19 Get together to play 18 holes ahead of the

rest (5-2)

20 Want to get the last stone with the most

value, to be truthful (7)

21 Storm gathering in the world of real ale (7)

22 Raise in value, on an upward course (7)

26 A spin-doctor, at the end, was a stupid

fellow (4)

27 Haven't got a clue, but might try some

Shintoism (4)