CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1.

Another view of prophetic vision (6,5)

6. Protective housing for a number of whales (3)

8. They slope from one level to another, rackets (5)

10. One to sleep with wolf, bleed though it might (9)

11. A walkway in a shop at Halloween (4)

12. 5-point type may be cultured (5) 13. Assign everything to ace that’s played (8)

16. Submissive verse the Italian produces (7)

17. Sort of sum to put away? (4)

18. State of being on offer, as backed by the French (4)

19. Shield port, etc, like this (7)

21. They hold contrary views about Cheers, it would seem (8)

23. Neither will it return to the party for a piece of music (5)

26. May not be quite alike to Shiva’s consort (4)

27. Three players taken in to cap it so with love for their country (9) 28. A devil one made money out of (5)

29. Pole put back for a dung-beetle (3)

30. The ledges are beneath one’s outlook (11)

DOWN 1.

Discard the guns of a warship that will go back in the melting-pot (5,5) 2. Board member puts some soldiers straight, or finishes (7,8)

3. Comfortably settles with the lens set out for it (7)

4. A single piece of business that couldn’t be better (5)

5. Acre let out for a sweet spread (7) 6. Like the US elephant or donkey, one keen on government science? (9,6)

7. Soft feathers now cost less (4)

9. Knock up the number of strokes allowable (3)

13. A man of the cloth, one reasons, from cause to effect (1,6)

14. Hangs about so litre can be poured out (7)

15. American coaches the racing dogs (10) 19. An advance showing of viper we trained (7)

20. Angry harangues by star die out (7)

22. A small human gets scolded about first love (5)

24. Approval from a Spaniard means zilch to the French (3) 25. It makes a hole in the ground for a potato (4)