Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 18/07/2012

Published on 18/07/2012 00:00

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Had caught cold first affected by very low temperature (11)

9 Most of ladies turned out to be perfect (5)

10 Having effect on one another cover what’s done in play (11)

11 In duchy, the port (5)

12 He’ll yell aloud for shoe-blacking (8)

14 One account about attorney becoming creeper (8)

15 Decided redhead should replace cheerleader who was treated with contempt (7)

17 Barperson has knock back curtailed (7)

20 Seaman in it before ten initially (2,6)

21 Tree, one to be destroyed by fire in chimney (8)

24 Heaviness, it is not in meat juices (5)

25 Centre nine I removed were mutually destructive (11)

26 I may include name of Peruvian (5)

27 Remaining without food travelling to the country but not first of all (5,6)

DOWN

2 Nothing off colour in the mountains (5)

3 One fashionably dressed had second fit (5)

4 Not too unpleasant to accept that large animal removed bale (8)

5 You in France in winding trail in name only (7)

6 Last drink to go to one’s head (8)

7 Stationed in new place to which one is going (11)

8 Material ref removed from flying forces (5,3,3)

12 One who drives it presumably will not offer a soft option (4,7)

13 Next aerobic exercising to a great excess (11)

16 Intoxicated dignitary has no time for the milk industry (8)

18 Beer Benjamin Church found on seat (8)

19 Pass reportedly slim Irish girl (7)

22 Eccentric included some highly toxic albumin (5)

23 Of bones, upper left next and right initially (5)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: Figure of speech, Elegant, Tornado, Feta, Times, Give, Earwigs, Leaven, Switch, Pandora, Gold, Scold, Slum, Niagara, Relines, Degrees of frost

Down: Feel free, Agent, Greater, Wallace, Roan, Kitty, Carr, Oxtails, Hectare, Sit well, Palermo, Ecru, Warns, Clef, Nobel, Marmoset