Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 03/07/2012

Published on 03/07/2012 00:59

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Bow to international note containing negotiated truce about buildings (12)

9 Crazy times one encountered with wine (7)

10 Designer is the leader in method (7)

11 Shortened festival makes Sam cross (4)

12 Spanish gentleman found upside down in gutters (5)

13 Written reports await judgement (4)

16 Get rid of Diana’s image (7)

17 Chats arranged about a French dam (7)

18 Musician who upset her soup (7)

21 Peasant gives belly-ache to British unionist (7)

23 Keen on entering twin town (4)

24 Guide takes circular measurement by luck (5)

25 Cut top off kebab in a single go (4)

28 Biblical character and Promised Land running together (7)

29 Right-back involved in football success for Glasgow district (7)

30 Women (some say) let ex — he’s gent — come round (3,6,3)

DOWN

2 Artist phones to order tyres (7)

3 The man took identity of Scottish poll (4)

4 Capture comfort, they say, in flying bar (7)

5 Rations lower house (7)

6 It’s subsumed by your Dutch language (4)

7 Oriental festival attracts novice (7)

8 Tell fortunes for something to do at 11, perhaps (4,3,5)

9 It moves! (But they don’t straightforwardly) (5,7)

14 Solitary, 25, wanting love to start with (5)

15 Get up to very large number — about time (5)

19 Irishman to go on the rampage with nationalist (7)

20 Optics, for example, providing scenic panorama towards the east (7)

21 What rail company should have transported (7)

22 Pedigree way to put in notice (7)

26 Reasons, one might say, to be sensible (4)

27 Fight reported from Scotland (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Clear the decks, 10 Venture, 11 Cyclone, 12 Shed, 13 Least, 14 Pint, 17 Vandalism, 19 Regal, 20 Arena, 22 Penalties, 24 Trap, 25 Probe, 27 Blot, 30 Ocarina, 31 Groucho, 32 Decontaminate.

Down: 2 Lantern, 3 Abut, 4 Theme, 5 Exciseman, 6 Etch, 7 Knowing, 8 Evasive action, 9 Fertilisation, 15 Caman, 16 Drill, 18 Important, 21 Emanate, 23 Illicit, 26 Bygum, 28 silo, 29 Loon.