The Scotsman Crossword 18/05/20
Here is the Scotsman crossword grid and clues for Monday, 18 May.
This is being provided during lockdown for those who would like to print off and complete.
ACROSS
1 Following the current trend, in a way (5,1,7)
10 Is up in arms about one having only one price (5)
11 A little girl left a new church with Henry, during a snowfall (9)
12 Was quite emphatic that a new little sister had to have some shelter (9)
13 Car club involved in a short road race at an estate (5)
14 Express little hesitation on the need for another coach (7)
16 Take note of a musical production, at first, to perform in a theatre (7
18 Wins very easily, with little hesitation, wearing one-piece garment (7)
20 Came across some workers going inside to pick up a keepsake (7)
21 Have to wear the right club colours on first short excursion (5)
23 Controlled great flow of emotion, say, and had a pleasant feeling about it (9)
25 Exaggerate the details of a story to make things more interesting (9)
26 Head off metal-worker who is behind schedule (5)
27 An officer had to negotiate with a merchant stocking a wide range of items (7,6)
DOWN
2 First fellow falls behind, but still has standards (5)
3 From the past to the present, thus far (4,5)
4 After a mature reflection, he decided to play for nothing (7)
5 Make something suitable to change, like 1 across (5,2)
6 Have a way of showing pity or kindness, with tenderness (5)
7 At one time, made a profit regularly (4,5)
8 A girl’s quite concerned, but wouldn’t take sides (13)
9 Might a striker get ahead at the midpoint? (6-7)
15 A senior officer took in a book, at the end. It’s quite praiseworthy (9)
17 Reads about meal cooked up by a Spanish gypsy girl (9)
19 For second time, an old tyrant had a lot of staying power (7)
20 Game little boy, at the end, was co-ordinated (7)
22 Could turn up at university, in short, at a heartbeat (5)
24 On line, at one time, he was quite agile (5)