Sharp and fiendish fare – can anyone explain 1across?
Across
1 False notions in French article pushing international language IDOLA (fallacies, pl of idolum)
5 English cricketer avoiding an old bit of greenery BOSQUET (thicket)
BOS[an]QUET (Bernard inventor of the googly)
10 Our blue carp’s cooked, revealing such bones? SUBOPERCULAR (bones)
(OUR BLUE CARPS)*
12 Maori song, excellent, perceived amidst waving tawa WAIATA (song NZ)
AI (excellent) in (TAWA)*
13 Sheltered position, say, in group of teams excluding United
LEE GAGE (sheltered side) EG (say) in LEAG[u]E (group minus U)
15 Limits to aerial show, with even elements excluded as well ALSO (as well)
A[eria]L S[h]O[w]
17 Irishman’s love accepted by Scandinavian FIONN (Irish name)
O (love) in FINN
18 Unusual sexual practices? Others seem perverted THREESOMES
(OTHERS SEEM)*
19 Sedge and our hemp swaying around foreign river ERIOPHORUM (sedge)
RIO (river) in (OUR HEMP)*
22 Scots push to require payment from church DUNCH (nudge in Scotland)
DUN (to importune for payment) CH (church)
23 Exclamation after snatching hot salmon COHO (salmon)
H in COO
25 No pirate’s curse after curtailment of seaway LANDRAT (not a pirate)
LAN[e] (seaway) DRAT (curse)
27 Starting to shun new Alpine trip? ASCENT (trip)
[n]ASCENT (starting minus N)
28 Soccer team, almost suspended after victory party? It’s bound to make a difference
WIND OF CHANGE WIN (victory) DO (party) FC (soccer team) HANGE[d]
29 Hospital recalled friend displaying some ENT problem? NASALLY
SAN< (hospital recalled) ALLY (friend)
30 Bury rope after disposing of father INTER (bury) [pa]INTER (rope)
Down
1 It was a lone dead piece, initially? Possibly ISOLATED PAWN (chess)
ISOLATE (lone) D (dead) P[iece] = pawn
2 Commanding officer’s initial rage, missing a police operation OBTESTING (adjuring) O[fficer] BATE (rage) minus A STING (police operation)
3 Measure of verse on account of Shakespeare LONG DD
4 Old damage apparently produced by exposure APPAIR (damage)
APP (apparently) AIR (exposure)
5 Lake edge: tailless water bird turning over tiny shells BERGMEHL (shells)
L (lake) HEM (edge) GREB[e] all < (turning over)
6 Lots of Scottish food served by eatery on board SCAFFS (food in Scotland)
CAFF (eatery) in SS (steamship – on board)
7 Mnemonic not quite providing clever remark QUIP (clever remark)
QUIP[u] (Incan mnemonic system using coloured cords)
8 Be surprised that no sea eddies below middle of piers EAT ONES HAT
[pi]E[rs] (THAT NO SEA)*
9 One may be excited by station report, nothing less TRAINSPOTTER
(STATI[o]N REPORT)*
11 Country formerly composed of oil abusers? BELORUSSIA
(OIL ABUSERS)*
14 Committee’s outburst about second resident COMMORANT (resident)
MO (second) in COM (committee) RANT (outburst)
16 Fortune-telling, say, upset Arab country and Cyprus GEOMANCY (divination)
EG< (say upset) OMAN (Arab country) CY (Cyprus IVR)
20 Measure of acidity picked up single acid PHENOL (carbolic acid)
PH (measure of acidity) LONE< (single up)
21 Indian city farm getting capital from India RANCHI (city) RANCH I[ndia]
24 Have had article in religious writing VEDA (Hindu book) VE (have) D (had) A
26 Slade academic DEAN dd (small valley, college fellow)
( )* = anagram [ ] = omit < = reverse dd = double definition
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