Weekend crossword - The Scotsman 14/07/2012

Published on 14/07/2012 03:38

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Cuba has number to rebuke (7)

5 Deliver plant for nothing (3,4)

9 Stop record on other unit, fifth-rate (11)

10 Simpleton, step back (3)

11 Likely to be a happy birthday? (3,2,3,5)

14 Lower crossing-place in city (6)

16 Sticking to the fan (8)

18 Cognac, nothing else in tower (8)

19 Must have resistance inside cave (6)

21 Rate for a rating? (8,5)

24 Intelligence unit involved in climax at intervals (1,1,1)

25 Old metaphor about spotted insect (7,4)

26 A bit of foreplay! (7)

27 Failure gone wrong causes resentment (7)

DOWN

1 Give up some choice delicacies (4)

2 Asia’s variety of palm-fruit (5)

3 Stick pins in these parts of garments (7,4)

4 Double tan curiously as a result of swimming (6)

5 Cooler overhead (8)

6 Draw most of the layer (3)

7 Revive new rest-cure right at the beginning (9)

8 Out of place for commentary (10)

12 Belligerent Clare was at the front having a good understanding (5-6)

13 Little catch is pretty useless (3,4,3)

15 Express, using symbols, fault more clumsily (9)

17 Lodge at village on Skye! (8)

20 Man is to come down through the air (6)

22 Many animals pushed (5)

23 Rushing in some beef perhaps (4)

25 Lady seen in a flourish (3)

Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1 Cyclones, 5 Begone, 9 Lunatics, 10 Wallet, 12 Bedsit, 13 Tigon, 16 Plover, 17 Placates, 20 Rigidity, 21 Gloria, 23 Sinks, 25 Carpal, 28 Look up, 29 Eventual, 30 Beaten, 31 St Andrew.

Down: 1 Calf, 2 C-IN-C, 3 On the mend, 4 Excise, 6 Exact, 7 Obligatory, 8 Eat one’s hat, 11 Stile, 14 Sports club, 15 Gorgonzola, 18 Colcannon, 19 Stock, 22 Privet, 24 Saute, 26 Muir, 27 Slow.

Last week’s solution

: Across: 1 Backside, 5 Gerbil, 9 Halfpence, 10 Zinnia, 11 Squirrel, 13 At last, 14 Tax, 16 Infirm, 19 Gaining, 20 Vulgar, 21 Bed, 26 Repent, 27 Relation, 28 Liable, 29 Parallel, 30 Wreath, 31 Clearway.

Down: 1 Behest, 2 Call up, 3 Superb, 4 Docket, 6 Existing, 7 Benjamin, 8 Lean time, 12 Launder, 15 War, 16 Ink, 17 Overflow, 18 Slippage, 19 Gauntlet, 22 Detail, 23 Banana, 24 Billow, 25 In play.