CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Mad bird (6)

4 At start of dinner, chap ate terribly poisonous mushroom (5, 3)

9 Journalist gets in towards the end of the day, very happy (6)

10 Sports day event that’s in the bag? (4, 4) 12 Michael Jackson song in Scary Movie? (8) 13 Woman houses former spouse in extension (6) 15 Sixties musical that caused a shock? (4)

16 Trip to Amsterdam, perhaps, which everyone splits (5, 5)

19 Hertfordshire location where Hogwarts pupil goes to drink? (7, 3)

20 Type of bike for one of four children (4) 23 Severe stuffing of gastric tract (6)

25 Greek hero is unwell, with pains all over (8) 27 Record I found at disco broken in several bits (8)

28 Tories to meet with ultra-left leaders, it’s official (6)

29 Cabinet member starts afresh: that’s ominous (8)

30 Tale heard in basement, for example (6)

DOWN

1 Con man, we hear, is a fast mover (7)

2 Conveyance to top of Table Mountain? (9)

3 Pylon constructed round middle of field, in full view (6)

5 Cheese completed a meal, to some extent (4) 6 Steal money and watch? (4, 4)

7 Trace damaged container (5)

8 Gift dispatched earlier? (7)

11 Petition concerning search (7)

14 Slight injury makes you withdraw from the match (7)

17 Goal of someone making uniform? (9) 18 Charitable organisation gets Communist annoyed (3, 5)

19 Notices riddles will take time (7)

21 I spy lad wandering in exhibition (7) 22 Criticise bestseller that’s on current release (3, 3)

24 Rule in wet weather, say (5)

26 Place underground belonging to me (4)