Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 04/07/2012

Published on 04/07/2012 00:00

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Rash investigation (4-5)

9 It comes straight from the shoulder (6)

10 Females who are not clergy — not clergy either (8)

11 Firework to give hissing sound by carriage (6)

12 Pointed reminder of hard times in winter (6)

14 Oh dear, over half of lasagne spilt (4)

15 Fakir overlooked part of Russian city (5)

16 Revolutionary to apply friction on winged creature (6)

18 Out of bed drunk nervously tense (7)

21 Is okay perhaps with university, would second person believe it? (1,3,3)

24 Me and a demented frenzied support of Bacchus (6)

26 Musical drama works (5)

30 Prince or king cobra appearing alternately (4)

31 Noel is upset as a result of injury (6)

32 Blockhead had only one long strip of pasta (6)

33 Toast double feature (4-4)

34 Maintenance at castle mounting first (6)

35 Have freedom of action to fluctuate (4,3,2)

DOWN

2 Swimmer found one space outside (6)

3 Hit nail, how heartless inside (6)

4 Obstruct parcel of food (6)

5 Rounded down (7)

6 Mischievous, but do not start to be too concerned with one’s welfare (6)

7 and 8 Scrounger next-door having game of cards (6-2-9)

11 Panel that’s instrumental to have in a car (5)

13 Heather Fish (4)

17 and 19 Spoiling everything by giving factory a pasting (7,2,3,5)

20 Plot divider to be shifty (5)

22 Confident of finding ancient city in London area (4)

23 Hide in northwest Africa (7)

25 Lee and Ian mixed-up got together and produced one girl ... (6)

27 ... and another (6)

28 Mum, after one, is able to find container (6)

29 Arousing sympathy when changing one’s position (6)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Architecture, 9 Madeira, 10 Modiste, 11 Xmas, 12 Senor, 13 Pend, 16 Dispose, 17 Staunch, 18 Orpheus, 21 Bucolic, 23 Into, 24 Pilot, 25 Oner, 28 Elision, 29 Gorbals, 30 The gentle sex.

Down: 2 Radials, 3 Heid, 4 Trapeze, 5 Commons, 6 Urdu, 7 Eastern, 8 Read the cards, 9 Mixed motives, 14 Loner, 15 Match, 19 Patriot, 20 Science, 21 Brought, 22 Lineage, 26 Wise, 27 Frae.