Quick crossword - Scotland on Sunday 23/12/12

ACROSS

3 Salmond’s concerns over Tory-Labour antics need discerning leaders in the country (8)

8 A 2 composer with a degree of church association (4)

9 I wonder about raw characters getting involved in 2 film staple (4,6)

10 She’s into revolution (4)

11 They drink too much schnapps on the Sabbath, originally (4)

13 More than one father shows anger on board (5)

17 Male conquest (6)

18 Was in charge of the police rank (6)

19 Old edict puts this country at sea, strangely enough (5)

22 Half of those people link tax collectors to foreign prince (4)

24 Losing rag, “Away in a Manger”, deconstructs the last word! (4)

25 This month’s speech is a 2 feature (10)

26 Vehicle quietly tracks down swimmer (4)

27 Horse, for instance, takes months to find fish (8)

DOWN

1 She’s often heard at 2 (5)

2 At church, goes stir crazy when Weller returns for the festival (9)

4 Accountants take the road to find 2 features (5)

5 Makes an effort when father’s leaving cakes (5)

6 Dread getting involved with a creeper (5)

7 Did snowstorm at Edinburgh source find the negative bit? (8)

12 Song transformed under Nativity enactments, initially (4)

14 Can region be reformed in blissful state? (9)

15 1s heard here, working to put shiner on Robin! (2,6)

16 Not to father – that’s an order (4)

20 A double hundred scored by the artist in the capital (5)

21 One actor comes back for another in Scotland (5)

22 Devoured at school, we are informed (5)

23 Blithe rockers come back with rudimentary extremes (5)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across: 1, Gastropub. 8, Recap. 9, Nigella. 11, Belong. 12, Rarebit. 13, Flee. 14, Cod. 17, Ret. 18, Epic. 21, Ravioli. 23, Tussle. 24, Rations. 25, Imran. 26, Dining car.

Down: 2, Anita. 3, Thebes. 4, Pea. 5, Briefly. 6, October. 7, Spaghetti. 10, Loin. 12, Rick Stein. 15, Dessert. 16, Finland. 19, Mama. 20, Airing. 22, Linda. 24, Ran.

This week’s winner will be printed on January 6. Last week’s winner was A Dewar of Kirkintilloch. The runners-up were M Birrell of Pumpherston and J Davidson of Ayr.

Prize Crossword: Spectrum, Page 34