Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 12/01/13

Published on 12/01/2013 00:00

Saturday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Conscientious sort of protester? (8)

6 Popular not wanting to go to sleep (3,3)

9 Luxurious cloth furry at the end (6)

10 Setting free remarkably young family included (8)

11 At liberty to be lavish (4)

12 Man found in the isle (Thanet) (5)

13 Expensive address (4)

14 Notice crony disguised accepting extremely fat-free sweets (13)

17 Direct contest (8,5)

20 Does it emit light in the garden? (4)

22 Man not having time in refurbished bistro (5)

24 Keep channel encompassing it (4)

25 Essential that movement is slow in this part of Florida (3,5)

26 Exercising for fun in decider (3-3)

27 Thief’s developed fixation (6)

28 Indoor? (8)

Down

2 Hairless one in church had warrior’s belt (7)

3 Always holding back one from Japan perhaps (9)

4 Your old Middle English herb (5)

5 Just the thing needed that’s crude first to live in basic conditions (5,2)

6 Succeeding in dismissing workers? (6,3)

7 Prodded bonnet on top of door (5)

8 Footballers developed nasty imagination (7)

15 Dine out taking fast food unhesitatingly on the hour in the city (9)

16 Addiction to work out more again (9)

17 Close only one peeper for a sleep (7)

18 Regulatory substance he or Scotsman included (7)

19 Moving vehicles do business (7)

21 Some herbal tikka variety of curry (5)

23 Pair sat round having fish (5)