SIR LANCELOT’S CRYPTIC CLUES

Across

1 Cut back lawman – cost

has not registered (7)

5 Huge graduate, medium

insect (7)

10 Skilful during

drab lessons (4)

11 New cast getting worried –

your leader is a mouse (7-3) 12 He makes an effort

to get a colander (8)

13 Realise endless problem

in the country (6)

14 Betting fellow rings before

send-up (5)

16 Arranging a scariest

flight (9)

19 Mary ordered edition

acquired by soldiers (4,5)

21 Fish bypassing top

stream (5)

23 I am joining alliance

in strike (6)

25 Trust developed in real

church (8)

27 Propose bold place,

for a start (3,7)

28 Harasses horses (4)

29 Roman losing article about

small characters (7)

30 Points to industry around

unknown city (3,4)

Down

2 Path of gold section (5)

3 Hunting drape out with

politician (9)

4 About to inform on cover (6) 6 Restriction? I’m a legit

operation (3,5)

7 Might, alternatively, become

an official (5)

8 Party-goer in last organised

crossing (9)

9 Mechanically repeat

paragraph? Rubbish (6)

15 Most important, soldier gets

a horse (9)

17 Learn city layout, surely? (9) 18 Cite rose variety that’s

obscure (8)

20 At university, sound like

a lion in turmoil (6)

22 Glues construction, incorporating key industrial waste (6)

24 Terrible flaw, running

around university (5)

26 Craig turned into

a smoker (5)