Cryptic crossword No 30,042

1 down. Beer swilling if not noble. 6 letters. 2 down. Plants kiss where kiss planted, love coming first. 6 letters. 3 down. Diabolical demon chose the other place? 6 letters and 4 letters. 4 down. Italian flower again chewed up? 5 letters.

5 down. A grub seen wriggling in biology classes. 9 letters. 6 down. Empty pan? You fill vessel, finally. 4 letters. 7 down. Resident of nest, fly off graceful animal. 8 letters. 8 down, 26 down. Villains waiting to board train, perhaps, in ‘70s attire. 8 letters and 5 letters.

13 down. Big jobs for a reporter journalist sniffed at. 4-6 letters. 15 down. Big noise as good egg splits log. 9 letters. 16 down. Slow mover races off before caught. 8 letters. 17 down. Lentils and duck in red or white dish that’s hot. 8 letters.

19 down. You’re on peak of Annapurna, asking for a lot. 6 letters. 20 down. Worthless wood fills crack. 6 letters. 23 down. Accommodation in which weed and grass picked up? 5 letters. 24 down. Beer bringing hiccup from below. 4 letters.

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