DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC

ACROSS

1 Match time limits in cell (6) 4 Impassive as the late Greek god (7)

10 Some journalist at liberty to skewer (9)

11 Small and inadequate trail (5)

12 Still flat (4)

13 Firing it up again with bits of ginger in it (10)

15 Casting spells with arm concealing irritation (8) 16 Business end folded along with advertising technique (6)

18 Return from battle covered in blood (6)

20 Pot plant container, a sort of basin (8)

23 Secretly planned to hit queen (2,3,5)

24 First of the fugitives went ahead and ran away (4) 27 Hide bone when broke (5)

28 Australia girt by sea! Damn arrangement is repeated endlessly (2,7) 29 Press borer inside mineral (4,3)

30 Fable about the foot? (6)

DOWN

1 Mistake of boss finishing early (5)

2 Film star stuffed sheep into carpet (3,4)

3 Powder used in antenatal clinic (4)

5 Activity of some keener gymnasts (6)

6 Speciality is platter with hearty dips and crow’s foot (10)

7 Loving fuss over band (7) 8 Trainee doctors bury bridge partners (7)

9 Joins together to protect equipment from bandits (8) 14 Prince not turning up to dance (10)

15 Arrows he shot at old veteran (8)

17 Show leaf insect (7) 19 Rabbit on about one with a better sense of humour (7) 21 Hold veil torn during working party (7)

22 Couple supported stripping beauty from boarding girl (2,4) 25 Outmoded to be built with a vault (5)

26 Keen to be leaderless and attractive (4)