Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 01/09/2012
ACROSS
1 Munch part, it’s what horse might do when impatient (5,2,3,3)
10 Harbour one commanding officer by colonnade (7)
11 Relating to morals at Chile extravaganza (7)
12 Strike on green place before junction (4)
13 Sign is quite different but not to start with (5)
14 Baptismal vessel not right in position ahead (4)
17 I held a can out for some spicy food (9)
19 How joggers use their elbows (5)
20 Italian perhaps but not italic (5)
22 Senator is revising statement (9)
24 Girl back in Netherlands Antilles (4)
25 Fish for each child (5)
27 From yours truly, cry of pain of cat (4)
30 Record played next to beer-mug by sculptor (7)
31 Becoming uncertain in leaving mythical being (7)
32 Administered humour at hospital that was disregarded (9,4)
DOWN
2 Eric, the unconventional misbeliever (7)
3 Raving about single girl (4)
4 Love of Paris (5)
5 Yes, the sad disruption during the present times (5,4)
6 Repeat some of the chores (4)
7 I name mob that’s particularly popular (2-5)
8 See 28
9 See 29
15 Australian attempted to locate climber (5)
16 Chaps losing leader attempt way in (5)
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Hide Ad18 France’s refusal to follow sport am including for old king (9)
21 Chopped up mince is found on upper surfaces of liquids (7)
23 Repeating nattier version (7)
26 Incomplete mark of authenticity for hidden store (5)
28 and 8 Is this what persistently respectable ghost will do? (4,2,11)
29 and 9 Like the quizmaster, was well-informed (4,3,3,7)
Friday’s solution
Across: 8 Paranoia, 9 Isabel, 10 Peptic, 11 Keelhaul, 12 Dyer, 13 Panspermia, 15 Sciatic, 17 Kelpies, 20 Micronesia, 22 Raps, 24 Banoffee, 26 Evokes, 27 Reveal, 28 Terminal.
Down: 1 Barely, 2 Bacteria, 3 Conception, 4,5 Rank and file, 6 Washer, 7 Deputise, 14 PIed-a-terre, 16 Chicanes, 18 Periodic, 19 Ascents, 21 Rooted, 23 Prepay, 25 Full.
Last week’s solution
Across: 1 Eavesdrop, 6 Proof, 9 Booty, 10 Dolce vita, 11 Glorious twelfth, 13 Secondly, 14 Attica, 16 Calmly, 18 Vanished, 21 Thorn in the flesh, 23 Upcountry, 25 Ruler, 26 Sound, 27 Radiogram.
Down: 1 Embog, 2 Violoncello, 3 Stygian, 4 Redouble, 5 Polite, 6 Present, 7 Obi, 8 Flash card, 12 Faith-healer, 13 Secateurs, 15 Sashayed, 17 Languid, 19 Inferno, 20 Uniter, 22 Harem, 24 Cru.