Bluth crosses my path again. He is more than welcome to.
This one did feel slightly more straight forward that normal – or maybe I was just on the right wavelength. But there are a number of relatively simple clues to get one started.
I enjoyed 3ac (novel insertion use of ‘or’) , 10ac and 27ac for their surfaces, 16ac for its definition and 9dn for its humour
Whilst the originality of 13ac three degrees, 28ac using morse code and 2dn a misdirected without also deserve a mention.
Thanks Bluth – enjoyable as always.
Across
1 Excellent line, offhand (4)
AI (excellent) + ry (railway) = AIRY
3 Value of hotel on either side of waterfront (5)
w or t (either side of waterfront) + h (hotel) = WORTH
6 Rod Stewart’s opening band plays here (4)
s (Stewart’s opening) + pit (band plays here) = SPIT
10 Most crowded public transport, after Italy, is in France (7)
bus (public transport) + i (italy) + est (is in France) = BUSIEST
11 Space for each gold sovereign (7)
em (space) + per (for each) + or (gold) = EMPEROR
13 Relating to climate change – melt glacier with what looks like 3 degrees, symbolically (14)
(melt glacier + ooo(three degrees symbolically))* = METEOROLOGICAL
15 Feeder in love with a basket case husband (6)
trug(basket case) around o (love) + h (husband) = TROUGH
16 Problem after retirement home has very old woman collecting tax (8)
in (home) + so (very) + o (old) + ma (woman) around ni(tax) = INSOMNIA
18 Knocking back lager proved we must not appear to be too casual (8)
Rev. pils (lager) + showed (proved) – we = SLIPSHOD
20 Famous Austrian moving regularly from A to Z (6)
(fRoM + A TO Z)* = MOZART
23 In toilet, abnormally wet forehead could be a warning sign? (6,2,3,3)
in bog (toilet) (wet forehead)* = BEWARE OF THE DOG
26 Simple craft’s blocking bridge (7)
art(craft) in span (bridge) = SPARTAN
27 Ultimately Victor Mature’s struggling to accept mistake in script? (7)
(r (ultimately victor) + mature)* = ERRATUM
28 To a Morse aficionado, Endeavour’s first episode’s ending appears to be weakly affectionate (4)
dot (e(Endeavour’s first) in Morse code) + e (episode’s ending) = DOTE
29 Bug essentially caught in insect trap (5)
u (bug essentially) in moth (insect) = MOUTH
30 Bother doctor with a temperature (4)
dr(doctor) + a + T(temperature) = DRAT
Down
1 The Beatles record for example – it’s white and wants finishing touches from George Martin (5)
albumen(white) – e – n (finishing touches from George Martin) = ALBUM
2 Dish initially soaked without restraint in port? (7)
s(initially soaked) + ott(without restraint) in Rio (port) = RISOTTO
4/5 Stunned – blooming keep course fencing green (3,3,3,5)
out (blooming) + fort (keep) + hunt(course) around eco (green) = OUT FOR THE COUNT
7 Belong in forward line without wingers following Guardiola’s conclusion (7)
pert (forward) + in (line without wingers) after a (Guardiola’s conclusion) = PERTAIN
8 Articulated lorry’s shock absorber, say, and exhaust (4)
homonym of tyre (Articulated lorry’s shock absorber) = TIRE
9 Doctor gets Ant & Dec on drug (12)
(gets ant dec on)* = DECONGESTANT
12 Thoughtful sorts supply Polish shop stocking cane sugar at last (12)
(polish shop + e + r (cane sugar at last))* = PHILOSOPHERS
14 Oven bake after removing lid (4)
roast (bake) – r = oast
15 Pilot cuts Eton collars up (4)
Rev. hidden cuTS ETon = TEST
17/22 Dancer’s colleague’s drinking hot ground coffee before tango – shows start working (4,4,6)
comet (dancer’s colleague – think reindeer) around in (hot) + (coffee)* + t (tango) = COME INTO EFFECT
19 Imprecise during old routine (7)
in (during) + ex (old) + act (routine) = INEXACT
21 Examiner‘s German car parked on hill (7)
audi(German car) + tor (hill) = AUDITOR
22 See 17
24 A corporation returning to support golf range (5)
Rev. a tum (a corporation) after g (golf) = GAMUT
25 Employed American journalist (4)
us (American) + ed (journalist) = USED
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