Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 28/06/2012

Published on 28/06/2012 02:59

Thursday’s puzzle..

1 Hankering to get fortune back (4)

3 Showing off first year, if about to get in when being expelled (10)

10 Spill the beans to reveal one in a suit (9)

11 Persuade a politician to lead the Spanish (5)

12 Keen to end the stage with many to finish (5)

13 Once had to turn over a piece of music (8)

15 Did fellow with a gun turn out to be a captain of industry (7)

17 Making an appearance in a revolution (7)

19 Goes on at length, having to start off in Aberdeenshire (7)

21 Hesitate to have alternate on pitch (7)

22 Iron out the downturn in a recession (8)

24 Object to going through by stealth, in good order (5)

27 Firing a man of the cloth without any power (5)

28 Feature a constituent part of a module (9)

29 Ends up once with strontium in mirrors (10)

30 Did the boss have to burn the midnight oil endlessly? (4)

DOWN

1 Would a principal have to pay attention to a founding father? (10)

2 Some public announcements will carry little weight (5)

4 Concentrated on high-spirited being ambitious (7)

5 Criticise expert for having a universal cure (7)

6 Had little time to abandon a fast turn, for so long (5)

7 Is a first-mate awaiting action on the horizon? (9)

8 Turn hollow base metal into precious metal (4)

9 Bet on match for young friend (8)

14 Added things up to get away with a good grade (10)

16 Win over the rights to harvests (7,2)

18 Rest is needed by one new to battle (8)

20 Thinks about having liberation movement in some sessions (7)

21 Shipmates upset by the Queen (7)

23 Managed, for example, to get back into open country (5)

25 Still inappropriate for king to replace a prince (5)

26 Starting to take a large consignment of powder (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Croatian, 5 Taipei, 10 Attract, 11 Rake-off, 12 Mecca, 13 Resurgent, 14 Flight-recorder, 17 Indirect speech, 21 Cha-cha-cha, 23 Delia, 24 Lacerta, 25 Priming, 26 Rhymed, 27 St Helens.

Down: 1 Clammy, 2 Optical, 3 Trafalgar, 4 Antarctic Ocean, 6 Anker, 7 Proceed, 8 In future, 9 Brussels carpet, 15 Overdrive, 16 Circular, 18 Diarchy, 19 Collide, 20 Ganges, 22 Horde.