Times Cryptic #26617

2017-01-09

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Across

1a

Key found in French painter's attractive bar? (6)

4a

Attack a woman's daughter, one keeping an eye on Nanny? (8)

10a

Careless bloke from Belfast, say, nursing broken leg (9)

11a

Shade that's variable in a Yorkshire river (5)

12a

In high spirits, as 23 may be (4,2,5)

14a

Coming from the east, hail woman (3)

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15a

Extremely shirty about person advocating nose job, say (7)

17a

Girl has Times put on chest (6)

19a

Relative with a connection to international organisation? (6)

21a

Furious tirade arrested by female in charge (7)

23a

Group of dolphins initially seen by naval NCO? (3)

24a

Frivolous description of HD, perhaps? (5-6)

26a

Good Times crossword, not the first to define "okra" (5)

27a

How Ben unexpectedly accepts beer as stiffener? (9)

29a

A number of lines about 30's lodgers? (8)

30a

Six-footer belonging to breakaway group (6)

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Down

1d

Glaring when fine mast is damaged (8)

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2d

Russian writer attempts novel at last (5)

3d

Old priest absorbed by the Litany (3)

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5d

Survive longer than Ishmael, maybe, having left for cape (7)

6d

Move to Lancaster for treatment (11)

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7d

Animated old soldier possibly shelters over in Berlin (9)

8d

Radio employee's girl and boy (6)

9d

Stony strand accommodating flag (6)

13d

Extremely happy, like a jumped-up cow? (4,3,4)

16d

He delivers cycles north of Douglas's place (9)

18d

Searching investigation involving detectives attending a match (4,4)

20d

Authorise northbound soldiers to restrain prisoner (7)

21d

Clever procedure that's associated with migrating birds? (6)

22d

Peg, drunkard, crossing gorge (6)

25d

Swarm over the pond lost height crossing river (5)

28d

Individual bringing up rear for a very long time! (3)