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Across
| 1 | | As might be customary, Tom leaves
with young flier (6) |
| 4 | | Base liar, ridiculous teller of
stories (8) |
| 9 | | In convent, a sister hiding a
little bulge? (7) |
| 11 | | Attlee, for instance was no stormy
character (7) |
| 12 | | Identify the victim (4) |
| 13 | | Left before midsummer? Gosh! (5) |
| 14 | | Almost merry, giving old-fashioned
cheek (4) |
| 17 | | Not exaggerating the determination
of a quiet man? (2,3,3,5) |
| 19 | | Oddly, he maintains it's an allergy inhibitor (13) |
| 22 | | Legendary hero's a bit open, with vote for resistance (4) |
| 23 | | Free, the BBC? Not initially (5) |
| 24 | | Six nips making you good and sick? (4) |
| 27 | | Herod is not to finish the Italian
food (7) |
| 28 | | Noisy reptiles in spats (7) |
| 29 | | Old Italian, that is to say,
steeped in violent nature (8) |
| 30 | | Strip outside for example - That's the stuff! (6) |
Down
| 1 | | The way novel cheers, showing
pedigrees (8) |
| 2 | | Star, when bearing north, sailor
initially espied (7) |
| 3 | | Shortened epitaph about Scots' leader - its grating for them (4) |
| 5 | | Finishing off plain chocs, I'm racked with onset of gripe (13) |
| 6 | | Head off in town, up for a jug (4) |
| 7 | | Herb has the price of a drink (7) |
| 8 | | To trade with a garrison is nice,
by the sound of it (6) |
| 10 | | Pompey's partner keeps crockery in place of junk (5,5,3) |
| 15 | | Walks in sexy stilettos? (5) |
| 16 | | First king of Israel's return to religion (5) |
| 18 | | Month girl overcomes shame
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finally, having lost status (8)
| 19 | | Shelley's contemplative is unfortunately over the hill (7) |
| 20 | | Iris's family show keen resentment about the plan (7) |
| 21 | | A thousand amps in the ground rail (6) |
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| 25 | | Isn't down as a poisonous growth (4) |
| 26 | | Initially made in China as glass
substitute (4) |
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