CROSSWORD

Chris Leyland No. 20

ACROSS

1 Shout out cry of pain being cowardly (6) 4 Choice when acquiring a metal, precious one (8) 9 Last of slow squad in valley bring up rear? (6) 10 You texted: ‘In trouble - shotgun without solicitor’ (8) 12 Rascal, one getting away with murder? (8) 13 Meditative chant essential for Burman trance (6) 15 Harsh and ruthless, difficult primarily (4) 16 Fine loch with setter, oh my! (8,2) 19 One out for ride, I’d party merrily with traveller on return (3,7) 20 Wind player brought back in Idomeneo, bowing (4) 23 Spice providing vigour for each (6) 25 ‘A regiment’s struggling, I’m off’ - NCO (8) 27 Belting round land first away in bunker (4,4) 28 Affectedly elegant boy and girl (2-2-2) 29 Spot good girl in telescope (8) 30 Certify an examination (oral) (6)

DOWN

1 Language with unknown identity on bowl (7) 2 The French women ransacked pantry - déjeuner sur l’herbe? (4,5) 3 Rectangular shape represented on blog (6) 5 One’s broken a leg partway up country road (4) 6 First to taste a cow fed lavishly hypocritical? (3-5) 7 After dark one listens to Chevalier (5) 8 Assembled on Chinese dynasty, committee finally gas (7) 11 Bolshie secret agent covers port moving north (7) 14 Stuck with inability to concentrate around this place (7) 17 Trident vessel maybe startling airbus men (9) 18 Follow our line and trail regularly from East (8) 19 Topples despot – ‘e’s running out of time (7) 21 Candidate’s opponent ranting somewhat (7) 22 Shocked as GCHQ at site dismisses every other one (6) 24 Pence singularly quiet over two points on New York (5) 26 Doris and Robin maybe in a whirl we hear (4)