Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 25/07/12

Published on 25/07/2012 00:09

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Waste no time seeking insurance protection? (3,3,5)

9 Removed from queue as a result of behaving in an unacceptable manner (3,2,4)

10 Try to get 500 behind bars (5)

11 Explorer by the way (4)

12 Type of chemistry can’t allay eccentric I included (10)

14 Girl from Ellesmere (4)

15 Coming from Bombay with robe for one born just after World War II (4,6)

19 Serving as a magistrate, seated? (2,3,5)

20 No habitual response of the ear (4)

21 Friend in form? (10)

23 Capital city’s bathrooms contain it (4)

25 Bird with the French name (5)

27 Hind’s piece of meat (4,5)

28 Rose-garden I replaced had been rearranged (11)

DOWN

1 Come back lighter for second leg (6,5)

2 A fellow in Newfoundland who is vulgar (4)

3 Marionette did not start moving to face east (9)

4 Many a fishing-line for this basket (5)

5 Nothing replaces one during holiday job (8)

6 Colour of some more dyes (3)

7 Dull and dismal soldiers turned up hat (8)

8 Give players a hand (4)

13 Recover consciousness before leading to reach decisive stage (4,2,1,4)

16 May chats about name of sailor (9)

17 It is hardly edible? (4-4)

18 Two ciphers when there is no visibility (4-4)

21 Old Testament character was quiet going round Egypt (4)

22 More contents in periodical for the lady (5)

24 Nothing taken from fertile spot in existing condition (2,2)

26 Salt on the road (3)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 8 Paradise, 9 Untold, 10 Maiden, 11 Catholic, 12 and 13 Ne’er cast a clout, 15 Adorned, 17 Dowager, 20 Aftershave, 22 Tofu, 24 Fair game, 26 Obeyed, 27 and 28 Nether garments.

Down: 1 Manage, 2 Wanderer, 3 Picnickers, 4 Metcast, 5 Curt, 6 Stroll, 7 Altitude, 14 Above board, 16 Defeated, 18 Antlered, 19 Marengo, 21 Eartha, 23 Fiesta, 25 Awry.