Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 28/07/12

Published on 28/07/2012 03:18

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Jack Sprat would not keep on arguing the point (4,3,3)

7 Big luminous part that’s gloomy! (4)

9 Lady found force had no resistance (3)

10 Vegetables on top in ecological jargon (10)

11 One stubbornly going on foot? (4)

12 Tackily hit on awkward way to exaggerate (3,2,2,5)

15 Cloth worker (6)

17 Drawing outline of daughter sailing on logs (8)

18 Never mind, bird is behind workshop (6,2)

20 Teacher’s counter (6)

21 Silent monkey roaming round new town (6,6)

24 The area of water used to be hard (4)

26 Giving account of Cinders’ big trouble (10)

27 Fuss 2012 years ago (3)

28 Plague that’s very troublesome (4)

29 Redheads’ biscuits (6,4)

DOWN

2 Carry on playing this instrument? (4)

3 Manufacturer of revolvers (11)

4 Speedy way in dried grass (5)

5 Frederick included non-drinking Oriental who was worried (7)

6 Getting goal whilst preparing to shoot! (6,3)

7 Clergymen included exercises (3)

8 Riotous indulgences, not good, were not authorised (10)

13 Food thus broncos prepared (3,5,3)

14 Add compound to water supply, flour concoction I had taken in (10)

16 Pets quarrelling (3-3-3)

19 He left the motive for crime (7)

22 Audacity never faltering (5)

23 One union leader can turn up (4)

25 Worn feature of chatshows (3)

Across: 1 Descent, 5 Fighter, 9 Latrine, 10 Regards, 11 Mangetout, 12 Raita, 13 Ascot, 15 Slightest, 16 Fisheries, 18 Burma, 21 Doris, 22 Clarionet, 24 Laplace, 26 In a flap, 27 Open air, 28 No entry.

Down: 1 Dilemma, 2 Satanic, 3 Elite, 4 The coast is clear, 5 First aid station, 6 Gag, 7 Termite, 8 Restart, 12 Rehab, 14 Tiers, 16 Fidelio, 17 Scrapie, 19 Ringlet, 20 Autopsy, 23 Irate, 25 Aha.