Across
9
Lost in London (I am close to King’s Cross eastern boundary) (5-5,4)
11
Skipped school (retired hurt, LOL) (9)
12
Complain win against one side’s overshadowed (5)
13
Dizzy missing end of Grand National (7)
15
‘Won’t ed see daily covers?’ – gnarled old Fleet Street worker (7,4)
17
Half of those on bus superannuated (5)
18
Passover is a festival (3)
20
New farmer’s content to have fifty in field (5)
22
Driving impatiently in South London? It’s commonplace (7)
25
Don’t stop thinking of teacher receiving fine (5,2)
26
Object to government lacking depth (5)
27
Not in reality the best players? (5,4)
30
Upset president involved in underworld contract (9)
Down
1
Sticks up for superior (4)
2
No way coffers filled with money in disused currency (8)
3
Expecting Republican to get put away – dope! (4)
4
Helen’s mum picked up on road north to Delaware’s state capital (8)
5
Leaving bash held back in old country (6)
6
Sexual liaison lifted simple-minded singer (Jim, that is) in club (10)
7
Show strange alien forms (4,2,4)
8
Dieter’s World is hit (4)
13
Contribution from bad Vlad set down (5)
14
10 anticipating Tory levelling-up policy? (7,3)
16
Royal servants taking over country (5)
19
Comic before getting tip from mover and shaker (8)
21
Letters posted when cycling separately causing complaints (8)
23
Useless in practice so it ought to be returned (6)
24
Stupid to follow up oath (6)
28
Old birds back from tea in seconds (4)