Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 12/06/2012

Published on 12/06/2012 00:00

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Dog national match (7)

5 Having dubious reputation, not inclined to come forward around this time (5)

11 Descent of dalliance along flowery footway (3,8,4)

12 Grand hotel warrants mention (4)

13 Kid gets stuck right into plum, for example (5)

14 North African heath (4)

17 Western county largely organised out east (6)

18 Stamped clumsily in the worst of the wet (7)

20 Do well at University College and get first at Cambridge, immersed in fertile source (7)

22 Arrangement of phallic symbols left out spiritual leader (6)

24 What’s left of game member (4)

25 Arguments about footwear (5)

26 Cosy up to the artillery (4)

29 Come-down as king of the jungle has to give in to harem when lion leader is present (4,2,4,5)

30 The best umpires indicate way to get batsman out (5)

31 Reported to be going down in marrying series (7)

DOWN

2 One of life’s little luxuries — the dog may offer you a paw, perhaps (8,7)

3 Racing throw out (4)

4 Sinful, needing time to become a denizen of Eternity (7)

6 Weeds out shoe or socks, we hear (4)

7 Become a senior citizen and picture owning a guesthouse in France (4,4,7)

8 Intense look confused with tears (5)

9 Turned over open car with original driver (6)

10 It’s proverbially cold, so be cautious about it (7)

15 Instruments featured in Early Restoration (5)

16 Caught a whiff of fish (5)

19 Grant to a writer (7)

21 Take line of French tactic to send into action (6)

22 Cruelty involving knives etc (7)

23 Be sorry to decapitate bird like heron (5)

27 One thing at a time, possibly (4)

28 Description of mushrooms held up for perusal (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: Ploughshares, 9 Crowdie, 10 Redress, 11 Meek, 12 Bigot, 13 Stoa, 16 Ousting, 17 Remorse, 18 Martial, 21 Not long, 23 Ripe, 24 Ogles, 25 Sign, 28 Elegant, 29 Lochans, 30 Express train.

Down: 2 Loosens, 3 Undo, 4 Heeding, 5 Harbour, 6 Rude, 7 Shelter, 8 Estate agents, 9 Common Market, 14 Limit, 15 Emote, 19 Replete, 20 Legatee, 21 Needles, 22 Origami, 26 Warp, 27 Acer.