Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 13/0712

Published on 13/07/2012 02:29

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Bikes around with no setback in violent storms (8)

5 Plead with a person to make a quick exit (6)

9 Cult is an operation for madmen (8)

10 When it’s raining, put everything in pocketbook (6)

12 Best ID manufactured to procure accommodation (6)

13 Mixed-up animal got in pickle (5)

16 Flier’s public liability is finished (6)

17 Calms down as caplet dissolves (8)

20 Intransigence of dirty GI I sorted out (8)

21 Does she sing doxology? (6)

23 Descends into vices — about a thousand (5)

25 Tunnel through which to motor with friend? (6)

28 Raises one’s eyes to consult list (4,2)

29 Ten value trouble that’s resulting (8)

30 Maybe a tense time during which to be thrashed (6)

31 Scottish patron heard to have regrets after defensive battle (2,6)

DOWN

1 Part of leg of young beast (4)

2 Maniac incorporates title of supreme officer (1-2-1)

3 Getting better when spy chief’s in at the close (2,3,4)

4 Cut out and remove expression of uncertainty from practice (6)

6 Get something out of previous performance (5)

7 There’s no getting out of it, so do a favour — more or less — to a Conservative (10)

8 Be astounded at having to consume pork pie, perhaps (3,4,3)

11 Report manner used to avoid sitting on the fence (5)

14 Jauntily carries golf accessory to facility at Gleneagles, for example (6,4)

15 Monstrous woman writer is big cheese (10)

18 Irish dish to pass to artillery ... (9)

19 ... is broth made with flower (5)

22 Deprive tenant of surrounding hedge (6)

24 You are reported to fill up all round with preparation of potatoes (5)

26 Kitten heard on Scottish heath? (4)

27 It’s late, perhaps, but not deep when Henry leaves (4)

Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1 Misapprehension, 9 Squared, 10 Nothing, 11 Apology, 12 Egotist, 13 Estate, 14 Detailed, 16 Battered, 18 Campus, 22 Captors, 23 Let down, 24 Scourge, 25 Trefoil, 26 Pretentiousness.

Down: 1 Mistake, 2 Shut out, 3 Par for the course, 4 Red-eye, 5 Hindered, 6 National anthems, 7 Initial, 8 Negated, 15 Reassert, 16 Backs up, 17 Top-hole, 19 Promote, 20 Singles, 21 Blotto.

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