Cryptic Crossword - The Scotsman 28/03/2012

Published on 28/03/2012 10:44

Wednesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Hump peat about, it is used for warming (4-4)

5 Bill I’d followed with less than one hundred that are sour-tasting (6)

10 After first half of July, I just arranged defence (7)

11 Servant gets back before four in Israel (3,4)

12 Stick ball inside boat (5)

13 Crossing altar rev’s redesigned (9)

14 Unchanging parking fee? (8,6)

17 Restraining did bedevil criminal offence (7,7)

21 Difficult having had a sniff finding it unsentimental (9)

23 Where one might put chalk at exactly the right moment (2,3)

24 Throwaway food? (7)

25 A paper under dispute (2,5)

26 Unaccompanied individual getting in £2 before the end of the day (6)

27 Behave with one another train etc perhaps (8)

Down

1 Takeover bid en route (6)

2 It has joined from road junction (7)

3 Decorated tent padre recreated (9)

4 Highly attractive rest-centre (8,6)

6 Several in hollow produce young (5)

7 I had turned up with eyeshield, that is a factor (7)

8 Showing haughty disregard for Charles I supporter (8)

9 Dragster and wag turned out to be in a state of hostility (2,7,5)

15 Hotel eleven of French compound (9)

16 Side suffering flu having legitimate claim (8)

18 Abner is bothering southern European (7)

19 Place for Cyprian capitalists (7)

20 Proper fitting (6)

22 Rain at a locale encompassing part of republic (5)