Independent Cryptic #1679

2022-05-01

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Across

1a

Piece of tiling on church blokes fix (6)

4a

Disorderly struggle in anagrammatic game (8)

10a

Post given to short nob regarding PM (9)

11a

Charge husband assuming Latin man's name (5)

12a

Group of soldiers holding large American dance (5)

14a

A cute don I fooled around with gives you this (9)

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15a

Careless soldiers fail to hit target (6)

16a

Intense old flame very short with Hoskins (7)

19a

Compete with Tesla guy over land (7)

21a

Brown river in Scottish city (6)

23a

Learner finally gets grade one playing this? (4,5)

25a

Drug given to cross flipping Art actor with no lines? (5)

26a

Blooming half-cut Reed is unconventional (5)

27a

Drunkenly inept Rick is overly-fussy critic (3-6)

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29a

Refuse entry to performer on vacation (4,4)

30a

Mostly endure down-a-man side getting thrashed (6)

Down

1d

Broadcast channel lacking in refinement (6)

2d

Police squad coming up with no answer (3)

3d

Commentary about a bishop's state (9)

5d

Criminal and female do drugs to get dizzy (7)

6d

Creative works describing old atomic vessel (5)

7d

Atrocious teller being argumentative (11)

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8d

Changed, and hence, made better (8)

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9d

Dogs in underwear (6)

13d

Machine that could ruin pork pie merchant? (3,8)

17d

Fresh Argentine fruit (9)

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18d

Concerning to have sex and strain yourself? (6,2)

20d

Old lady seen with a bloke in the shade? (7)

21d

Give smack up during party with junkie at last (6)

22d

Aristocrat reportedly unable to produce heir? (6)

24d

Love wicked character written by Aristophanes (5)

28d

Equipment used in ASK Italian (3)

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