Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 10/07/2012

Published on 10/07/2012 03:48

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Runner, perhaps, encountered the late substitute (7)

5 Flat and even (5)

11 Soporific way to catch a chill at night after girl’s left (8,7)

12 Renovate Scottish rump (4)

13 Second-class employment on public transport (5)

14 Road that takes one right to prison (4)

17 How to guide piece arranged after first recording (6)

18 Holding a conversation with ruler who’s not entirely lofty (7)

20 Laid-back worker producing heat transfer fluid (7)

22 Wishing well is being moved around north (6)

24 Enable staff to enter, just in case (4)

25 Beer that stands out when additives have been removed (5)

26 Thing that turned up in home tidying (4)

29 Music creates, they say, conservative children without force (3,4,2,6)

30 Secure new landing in harbour (5)

31 Place where young male gets the love he’s after? (7)

DOWN

2 Foe bequeaths hen in exchange with Solomon’s visitor (3,5,2,5)

3 Nearly spill down mouth (4)

4 Shaved head — fashion bound to catch on (7)

6 What’s different about melt? (4)

7 Sudden stoppage due to weather flash (9,6)

8 Quiet word had with a team (5)

9 Reported to put in extra opening for pre-Christmas celebration (6)

10 Putting away is the alternative in point (7)

15 Sinking ship left in charge of giant (5)

16 Public library’s answer to designs (5)

19 Scarf company produced in recession from fur animals (7)

21 Picket to go back out in company (6)

22 Old chap left indoors becomes artful dodger (7)

23 No game played at the very end (5)

27 Eat, making a lot of noise with last bite (4)

28 See place (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 Aah, 9 Banqueted, 10 Crypt, 11 Doziest, 12 Expertly, 14 Feed, 15 Gory, 16 Hesitant, 20 Inertia, 21 Jived, 23 Koala bear, 24 Lit.

Down: 1 Gauche, 2 Whey, 3 Obiter, 4 Unadulterated, 5 Fuzzy, 6 Etcetera, 7 Edited, 13 Parmesan, 15 Glinka, 17 Injury, 18 To date, 19 Straw, 22 Vale.