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ACROSS 1 In an urban build up, a hit makes for disaster (8) 5 Young lady often associated with distress (6) 10 More pleasant part of ethnic ergonomics (5) 11 The welcome part of weddings and broadcasts (9) 12 Refuge of an actuary tangling with Poles (9) 13 Fruit, a favourite one in someone's eyes (5) 15 A singular, pale river (5) 16 One group in a part of the garden is cut in half (8) 18 Representative English member trapped in an engagement (8) 20 Musical syllables include 'F' also, oddly (3-2) 24 Confuse a man of religion steeped in drink (5) 25 Practical, but is it clear, however? (9) 27 Not what one would expect of man-made, say (9) 28 It is the same for both goose and gander (5)
29 Fleet of ships to provide munition to a prosecutor in the US (6) 30 Follower of a daughter, at this place not heartless (8) DOWN 1 A game to preserve a status? Not half (7) 2 Where in an Indian city you may find good fortune at present (7) 3 Value of a broken timer (5) 4 Menace that confines British engineers (6) 6 Greek character gambles on letters (9) 7 A small piece of a thing that may cut down a favourite (7) 8 Source of oil in Leeds tampered with (7) 9 A lyric composed on conservative kind of fibre (7) 15 Uncared for Pole made a choice to accept a grand (9) 17 Way to cook first developed by railway (4,3) 18 Stoker's bloodsucker (7) 19 I am glad a number of plants yield this substance used in perfumery (7) 21 Vegetable for preparing cutlet with a bit of egg (7) 22 Very old, like Arnold's mariner (7) 23 Song for a dance event these days (6) 26 Problem that is enveloping American naval vessel in retreat (5) ANSWERS Across: 1 Calamity; 5 Damsel; 10 Nicer; 11 Reception; 13 Apple; 15 Aswan; 16 Bisected; 18 Delegate; 20 Sol-fa; 24 Addle; 25 Realistic; 27 Unnatural; 28 Sauce; 29 Armada; 30 Adherent. Down:
1 Canasta; 2 Lucknow; 3 Merit; 4 Threat; 6 Alphabets; 7 Snippet; 8 Linseed; 9 Acrylic; 15 Neglected; 17 Stir fry; 18 Dracula; 19 Laudanum; 21 Lettuce; 22 Ancient; 23 Ballad; 26 Issue.