Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 31/08/2012

Published on 31/08/2012 01:32

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS


8 Equality said to provoke a feeling of being watched (8)

9 This girl is able to be flexible (6)

10 Pip etc churned up, might give one a sort of ulcer (6)

11 Give one what for when boat takes catch (8)

12 Person colouring at ruinous report (4)

13 Am snappier when constructing belief in life through outer space (10)

15 Science took a spasmodic contraction to indicate nerve (7)

17 Seaweed that is first seen with water horses (7)

20 Very small distance sounds more attainable in Pacific islands (10)

22 Fight back with knocks (4)

24 Proscription of charge for dessert flavour (8)

26 Conjures up a picture of primal woman, fine within and faultless at the end (6)

27 Spill the beans about white meat (6)

28 Session at home a beginner is finishing (8)

DOWN

1 By the skin of one’s teeth get to pub, see (6)

2 Germs found in camels’ home in east (8)

3 The idea of getting pregnant? (10)

4 and 5 Tom, Dick and Harry found to be foul-smelling and disgusting when Freddy’s originally ousted by Victor (4,3,4)

6 Was her need to be put on tap? (6)

7 Stand in for PE duties unexpectedly (8)

14 In France, Peter arranged date in city pad (4-1-5)

16 Traffic calming measures are smart ones in Scotland (8)

18 Occasional table (8)

19 In the same way that US currency shows upward movements (7)

21 Cheered when became firmly established (6)

23 Settle early at school? Yes (6)

25 Replete in wonderful life (4)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 3 Front, 8 Course, 9 Roused, 10 Repair, 11 Invested, 12 Lot, 13 Tassie, 14 Enlarged, 17 Compose, 19 Balance, 23 Taciturn, 27 Emboss, 29 Ion, 30 Predates, 31 Attain, 32 Career, 33 Loosen, 34 Nudge.

Down: 1 Bodegaa, 2 Breaks up, 3 Fearless, 4 Orbited, 5 Travel, 6 Bursar, 7 Severe, 13 Tacit, 15 All, 16 Diets, 18 Out, 20 Amenable, 21 Ambition, 22 Aniseed, 24 Airman, 25 Indeed, 26 Upturn, 28 Shiver.