Beelzebub 1140

ACROSS

1 German certainly recalled China as source of purgative (5)

5 Mark in text: bar, beside turned over edge (7)

10 Copper’s arrest featuring in example of composite old books (10)

11 Opinion totally gutted house-husband (5)

12 In some place once acting’s a long time forgotten (4)

15 A company invested in favourite historic naval gear (7)

16 Duck eggs? Call back chasing information regarding egg production (9)

17 Excessive clothing? Paramour taking top off with relish (12)

20 Not know when to stop, say, treating patient with mucus (12)

23 Review one movement that’s in distress (9)

24 Rum store running short, reformed drinkers being round about (7)

26 Leonardo’s last to sign print (4)

27 Malaysian state has rejected admitting British Airways (5)

28 Make refined arrangement of ten elegies (10)

29 Stump? Stumped and confused (7)

30 Exercises – yes, exercising – will do for weight as before (5)

DOWN

1 Taunt curtailed with success shown by canvas support (7, 2 words)

2 Describing respiratory infections and/or vile spasms besetting one (10)

3 Quantity of US beer, mostly low-alcohol (4)

4 A new cuckoo observed in European city (7)

5 One with questions over money (bread) (12)

6 Animated debate with client not readily observed? (12)

7 Buddhist obscurity about one in non-priestly surroundings (9)

8 Gangster writer not unknown to keep talking (5)

9 Hymn-writer is no longer accommodating teetotaller (5)

13 Aren’t son and daughter involved in speeches for commemorations? (10)

14 Indian university regarded as insensitive (9)

18 Enzyme certain to contain carbon and arsenic, variously (7)

19 Rural American to get on well and happily? Not half (7)

21 Shelters old cheat on board (5)

22 Soprano and contralto elevated one from Macbeth? (5)

25 The old man turned up to follow (4)