Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 16/06/12

Published on 16/06/2012 02:54

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Bread-bin? (5-3)

6 One deity entered Pennsylvania building (6)

9 Stand for what’s laid on table (6)

10 Having sufficient capability (8)

11 ‘In a little while’ from unknown author (4)

12 Belief of French doctrine (5)

13 Fellow left one penny for drink (4)

14 Did Bach get minimum coverage for this piece of music? (3,2,1,1-6)

17 Beast damaging mat in cable car! (8,5)

20 Coming from Oslo, will be late (4)

22 In Northamptonshire, rely on one who is taking on employees (5)

24 Cut off weed (4)

25 A few backing me with song that’s an angelic salutation (3,5)

26 Clever one entered sea (6)

27 They leave the trip first being sprightly (6)

28 A few words could be fine (8)

DOWN

2 Last character in angora, fancy transparent fabric (7)

3 Odd circle not having the same centre as another (9)

4 One is expected to stand on one’s own two feet (5)

5 How one may be taking shot inside (1-6)

6 Drill put cinema out of action (9)

7 Good bird sounding rough (5)

8 Piping? (7)

15 Lorry then travelled in the direction of a wind (9)

16 I am to intervene without delay (9)

17 Second lady from the country (7)

18 A bishop features overdue debts (7)

19 Bill taken in by Colin in trouble not using many words (7)

21 Lady will initially moan terribly (5)

23 Take home bird (5)

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Impending doom, 10 Hard times, 11 Scare, 12 Toadies, 13 Egotist, 14 Almost, 16 Windmill, 18 Bisector, 20 Morsel, 23 Idolist, 24 Rubicon, 26 Nails, 27 Massacres, 28 Penny dreadful.

Down: 2 Maria, 3 Entails, 4 Damask, 5 Nosherie, 6 Discord, 7 Opacities, 8 Chateaubriand, 9 Mental illness, 15 Muscovite, 17 Bottomed, 19 Crimson, 21 On board, 22 Wrasse, 25 Corfu.

Yesterday’s solution

Across: 1 Cubicle, 5 Ratafia, 9 Unsurprised, 10 ECU, 11 Church service, 14 Evejar, 16 Road sign, 19 Rootsier, 19 Squeal, 21 Sumo wrestling, 24 Ayr, 25 Meritorious, 26 Ezekiel, 27 Holster.

Down: 1 Club, 2 Basic, 3 Circular-saw, 4 Enrich, 5 Resistor, 6 Tod, 7 Flexitime, 8 Acute angle, 12 Red squirrel, 13 Heartsease, 15 E-commerce, 17 Cerebral, 20 Stitch, 22 Gloat, 23 Tsar, 25 Moi.