Guardian Cryptic #27715

2019-01-11

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Across

9a

Number one from one of two (5)

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10a

He noticed creeping destruction of cultural identity (9)

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11a

Rejected wordplay quietly sent back by Paul or edited (9)

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12a

Transient prime (5)

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13a

Prime suspect in deal with Government (7)

15a

Perhaps fire English workers allowed outside (7)

17a

Boatman finishes article on primes (5)

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18a

Nameless type of paint, the first to mark wood (3)

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20a

Proposal from cockney woman (5)

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22a

So, prime suspect is to swear oath? (7)

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25a

Go back to EU, generally friendless in retreat (7)

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26a

They could kill & maim, say (5)

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27a

Teach two nurses to take on part of the crossword (9)

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30a

Perhaps using skis, with the French slopes around them (5-4)

31a

Prime made out to include another (5)

Down

1d

All possible orders of prime numbers (4)

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2d

Boatman's helm is prime mover about tacking east at first (8)

3d

Spring and Fall (4)

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4d

Wrap leading edge (add less if turbulent) (8)

5d

Prime impeachment (6)

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6d

Trump’s usual response to criticism, Donald’s leadership heading off trouble twice as stock index falls one point (6,4)

7d

Limited by metal casing in computers etc (6)

8d

Perhaps a prime, cut from cube efficiently (4)

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13d

Enjoy yourself! I've gone out to get drunk (3,2)

14d

Be alive in time to be reborn for certain (10)

16d

Prime every other T-shirt, even (5)

19d

Preach new realism about love (8)

21d

Sawn-off gun raised: it is held by prime suspect on run (8)

23d

Betrays no hiding place for anything less than a pound (6)

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24d

Prime and irrational number? Large primes can't be this (6)

26d

Prime numberup to zero (4)

28d

Heartless visitor delivers blow (4)

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29d

Zero is new factor for all primes (4)

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