Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 27/10/12

Published on 27/10/2012 03:23

Saturday’s puzzle...

1 Boot smelly at start of match (4-3)

5 Withhold information about shelter in higher position (5,2)

9 Way jester on stage might be reckless (4,3,4)

10 Paid nothing inside for seedcase (3)

11 Outstanding wedding seen on screen (5,2,3,3)

14 Boring sort of dressing (6)

16 Hark! Boil variety of cabbage (8)

18 Requiring great precision in hospital? (8)

19 A French female in California found it is wedge-shaped (6)

21 What dreamy farmer is doing? (4-9)

24 Ice-cream boat (3)

25 Hopelessness, a rope ends it disastrously (11)

26 Tory’s about to get on in town in Hertfordshire (7)

27 Place to see dramatic operations? (7)

DOWN

1 Knight held record that had been retained (4)

2 Entrance church member (5)

3 Excellent but still has to be paid for (11)

4 Knowing he’s about to be included despite being plump (6)

5 Bird several inches from buttercup (8)

6 Girl had part invalidated (3)

7 Refuse to accept idea put re rebuilding (9)

8 Where Irishman grows rice? (5-5)

12 Dream about having manor-house in a cute development (11)

13 Lake that’s not salty found on the Isle of Wight (10)

15 Street-trader, youngster from southwest Cumbria (6,3)

17 Sidesman? (8)

20 Single out the European in division (6)

22 Sinfulness one might admit to in court (5)

23 Least number of times to be seen in fashion centre (4)

25 Spot Dorothy (3)

Friday’s solution:

Across: 1 Nail-bite, 5 Taxied, 10 Cleanse, 11 Relieve, 12 Arrow, 13 Hesitater, 14 The Great Escape, 17 Not another word, 21 Tight-knit, 23 Lysol, 24 Ecotour, 25 Endplay, 26 Mother, 27 At a straw.

Down: 1 Nectar, 2 In earth, 3 Bandwagon, 4 The three tenors, 6 Allot, 7 Inertia, 8 Drearier, 9 Cross the street, 15 Saw blades, 16 On stream, 18 Tugboat, 19 Rustler, 20 Old yew, 22 Trove.

Last week’s solution:

Across: 1 Blow hot and cold, 9 Lasagne, 10 Punjabi, 11 Overriding, 12 Zeal, 14 Age-old, 15 Throw off, 17 Cerberus, 19 Climax, 22 Snow, 23 Nineteenth, 25 Latchet, 26 Alphorn, 27 Cross-reference.

Down: 1 Balmoral Castle, 2 Obscene, 3 High-roller, 4 Tweedy, 5 Nepenthe, 6 Cant, 7 Llanero, 8 Bill of exchange, 13 Goalkeeper, 16 Quainter, 18 Rooster, 20 Monsoon, 21 Decaff, 24 This.