Across

1Punishment when worthiest plans go wrong (4,2,3,5)
9Painstaking preparation (7)
10Man's authority can, we hear, reverse many a statute (7)
11One in a thousand? Just the opposite - that's the point (4)
12Spade needed to get at this animal (5)
13Man most likely to succeed (4)
16Worker trapped in unenterprising US city (5,2)
17One in a fix with a disease (7)
18Records are cut with knife (7)
21Protection from humorous abuse about the rebels (7)
23Herb's day off (4)
24Sailor in state of intrigue (5)
25A gentle one step (4)
28Chemical for a trip in the dark, say? (7)
29They look cherubic, naked, or in a skimpy garment (7)
30Imperial pronouncement that helped Mr Baker? (3,4,3,4)

Down

1Position that prevents one sitting down at parties? (6,8)
2Part of a body of men following sailor to party (7)
3Leave out nothing - time nearly up! (4)
4One of those offering support to the board? (7)

5Takes parents out (7)
6Called to the bar (4)
7Radical reorganization has leader reportedly out of bed (5-2)
8Front said to smell pleasanter with a little poetry (4,6,4)
14Sea-shanty? (5)
15Bear collapse? British can surmount it (5)
19Many seen in smart kind of skirt (7)
20Ornamental stand set up before entrance (7)
21Teatime bugle call (7)
22Fungus as life-threatening as a tiger, we hear (7)
26Devout and sober minded Prime Minister (4)
27Nincompoop left in a spot (4)


Web page created by Crossword Compiler.