Across: 1. Throw out rope to catch small unknown hawk (6) 4. Father has one sore head inside city (4) 7. Elon’s virtual attempt to get weapons collection (8) 8. She madly hopes one will enter (6) 10. Deny destroying mail on record (8) 13. Youngster with broken leg has to dine outside (6) 14. He likes a good time at Rio stag debacle (7) 15. Serious heartless guy follows swimmer (6) 18. The rust destroyed cover (7) 19. Sister’s boy’s latest record initially heard inside (6) 20. Dork, lacking some energy, gets in boat going to place of ill-repute (4 3) 25. Meet journalist returning to battle (6) 26. AI senses rewrite to get simplicity (8) 27. Lie about team’s right to drink (6) 28. Sham doctor peers around after 9 (8) 29. Force gets to shelter with jubilation! (4) 30. Pineapple fruit topping is missing (6) Down: 1. Preoccupy ex-scholars with English boat (6) 2. Back up eastern carbon-free bloc in native community (6) 3. Six-footer’s toupe has slipped to one side possibly? (6) 5. This cuts off riot – also chaos! (8) 6. Hero is sick and hurts all over! (8) 7. Poem on Manhattan’s top style (4) 9. Used to be temporary accommodation in reach (6) 11. Chief method to get to entrance (7) 12. First-form goes outside in error (7) 13. I have chosen essential things to hold back old people (7) 16. Nervous journalist has gone out and about (2 4) 17. Excellent gins upset religious fellows inside (8) 18. Tranquilliser is new vet’s idea (8) 21. Conflict about new beastly home! (6) 22. Right away bird was eaten! (6) 23. Going round home, looks at nets (6) 24. Understood raw sound (1 3) Solution: ==OSPREY=PISA== ==B=U=A===S=C== MUSKETRY=SOPHIE O=E=B=W===L=I=X DISCLAIM=EAGLET E=S=ORGIAST=L=E =====C=S=SOLEMN O=S=SHUTTER=S=T NEPHEW=A=N===== E=I=DARKWEB=S=I DEFRAY=EASINESS G=F=T===R=T=I=E ELIXIR=PRETENSE ==N=V===E=E=E== ==GLEE=ANANAS== Name: Puzzle 451 Author: by Steve Townsend Annos-Across: 1. O (S) PRE (anag = ROPE)(anagrind = Throw out) Y (= unknown) 4. P [I(= one) S(ore)] A (= Father) 7. MUSK (= Elon) E-TRY (= virtual attempt) 8. SOPH [I(= one)] E (anag = hopes)(anagrind = madly) 10. DISC (= record) LAIM (anag = MAIL)(anagrind = destroying) 13. EA [GLE (anag = LEG)(anagrind = broken)] T (= dine) 14. ORGIAST (anag = Rio stag)(anagrind - debacle) 15. SOLE (= swimmer) M(A)N (= heartless guy) 18. SHUTTER (anag = THE RUST)(anagrind = destroyed) 19. N [EP(= record) H(eard)] EW (= latest) 20. D [ARK(= boat)] WE(E)B (= Dork) 25. DE (= journalist reversed) FRAY (= battle) 26. EASINESS (anag = AI senses)(anagrind = rewrite) 27. ELI (anag = Lie)(anagrind = about) XI (= team) R 28. PRE [TEN (= after 9)] SE (anag = PEERS)(anagrind = doctor) 29. G (= Force) LEE (= shelter) 30. (b)ananas Annos-Down: 1. OBS (= ex=scholars) E SS (= boat) 2. PU (= up reversed) E BLO(C) 3. (Double DEF) 5. ISOLATOR (anag RIOT ALSO)(anagrind = chaos) 6. ACH [ILL(= sick)] ES (= hurts) 7. M(anhattan) ODE (= poem) 9. EX (= used to be) TENT (= temporary accommodation) 11. ARCH (= chief) WAY (= method) 12. M [IST(= First)] AKE (= form) 13. Reverse telescopic 16. ON [ED(= journalist)] GE (anag = GONE)(anagrind = out) 17. S [PI(= religious) FF (= fellows) ING (anag GINS)(anagrind = upset) 18. SEDATIVE (anag = VET'S IDEA)(anagrind = new) 21. WAR (= conflict) RE (= about) N 22. BITTE(-R)N (= bird) 23. SE [IN(= home)] ES (= looks at) 24. I SEE (homophone icy = raw) Defs-Across: 1. hawk 4. city 7. weapons collection 8. She 10. Deny 13. Youngster 14. He likes a good time 15. Serious 18. cover 25. Meet 26. simplicity 27. drink 28. Sham 29. jubilation 30. Pineapple Defs-Down: 1. Preoccupy 2. native community 3. Six-footer 3. toupe has slipped to one side possibly 5. This cuts off 6. Hero 7. style 9. reach 11. entrance 12. error 13. old people 16. Nervous 17. Excellent 18. Tranquilliser 21. beastly home 22. eaten 23. nets 24. Understood