| Clues across |
| 1 | One of the twelve; one of the twelve (6) (6) |
| 4 | Ministry of Transport – or first driver? One of the twelve (8) (8) |
| 10 | Haughtiness revealed when orange car crashes in orchard, turning Peter pale (9) (5,4) |
| 11 | Live in old wells. One of the twelve (5) (5) |
| 12 | I’m hiding in large gondola when sailor makes deserter turn tail (3) (3) |
| 13 | One of the twelve. Unusual song seduces judge with hindsight (11) (6,5) |
| 14 | Ouch! Around first of February, wickedly nail up unfortunate Brit, cool, almost like a mechanical man (7) (7) |
| 16 | One of the twelve. Copper with gin cocktail going round motorbike race, using sharp tool (7) (7) |
| 18 | Devour last three-quarters of meat. One of the twelve (3) (3) |
| 19 | Sweetened guards turning out round east, getting support from illegal settler (7) (7) |
| 20 | Post-mortem examination of agent involved in accident after car lunges – rust found in the half-shaft, initially (7) (7) |
| 21 | London’s joint naval vessel – permit eaten (drunk) (7,4) (11) |
| 25 | Night mother, quiet mother (3) (3) |
| 27 | One of the twelve; one of the twelve (5) (5) |
| 28 | One of the twelve. Choose right (condition unknown) and astonish (9) (9) |
| 29 | Plastered, handed over unusual reels etc and chooses same again (8) (2-7) |
| 30 | One of the twelve; one of the twelve (6) (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Time athletic event and follow scheme before end of sprint, revealing deceptive trick (5) (5) |
| 2 | Pulling out to pour gin awkwardly, upsetting characters in bar (asleep), easily divided (9) (9) |
| 3 | Encourages surge with leader moved to last seven, repeating operation against the odds (5) (5) |
| 5 | Nothing green in heraldry? It’s obvious she has her own coat of arms and takes her place on the board (5) (5) |
| 6 | Undo dam to turn out loner at gorilla changing into another animal (3,3,3) (9) |
| 7 | Ancient tribe, not quite nice one to permeate. I’m blue, missing first of lovers (5) (5) |
| 8 | Ally trots out? You’ll never believe it – leading actor provides autograph for the twelve! (4,5) (4,5) |
| 9 | Stupidly dug glens and nestled vehicle etc Cyril rebuilt (8) (8) |
| 14 | Propel furniture in child’s carriage, one bringing back dog (4,5) (9) |
| 15 | Sample tea, brewed in wild forest; wreck temple, too, to get sacred symbol (9) (5,4) |
| 16 | After accident to phaetons, this carriage is available to set 60% of cages scattered around small houses (8) (8) |
| 17 | Spicy food giving energy to Argentinian president, one I can’t drop off – I’m Inca son, revolutionary (9) (9) |
| 22 | Mutant protein – protein losing true boundary and mutating – reset, becoming compact (5) (5) |
| 23 | Cruel, maybe, and possibly filthy occurrence, setting first lady above second part of Bible (5) (5) |
| 24 | Use jemmy, we’re told, to get trophy and something more in next ransacking (5) (5) |
| 26 | Boredom of drunken nuisance – he’s an official elected in May or June (5) (5) |
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