Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 02/10/13

Wednesday’s puzzle...
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02/10/13

ACROSS

1 Rash wrongly assessed (3-6)

9 Bullet half-cocked partly deadly (6)

10 Goes round mine for roasting jack (8)

11 Almost completely cheap and tawdry cloth (6)

12 Ern won remarkable fame (6)

14 Tolerated tedious person (4)

15 Glider doesn’t start deviating round star! (5)

16 Pair of blows in boxing – or three? (3-3)

18 Coarse cloth in ashes had been removed (7)

21 Is nothing after the usual time put into quarantine? (7)

24 Decreased at home (6)

26 Reference section on hand (5)

30 One of five amongst the sequins (4)

31 Lunatic place of refuge (6)

32 Resume where one left off (4,2)

33 Encourage also before Thursday this to be used by baby bird breaking out (3,5)

34 Just a shade over (6)

35 On the way up to dominant position (9)

DOWN

2 Mistakenly allure comic companion (6)

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3 After most of month, I take alternative of lower rank (6)

4 Barker accepted point of administering drugs (6)

5 Food should be from each board (7)

6 Hope a henchman will uncover the bird (6)

7 Drink from porcelain (5,3)

8 Become dull putting shiny surface on (5,4)

11, 22 and 23 Handy thing to do as a sign of hoping for good luck (5,4,7)

13 Method of transmitting data initially with information found inside (2-2)

17 and 19 Making cross-stitch design on something hung up for the present day (9,8)

20 Tot, going towards the capital has to find the total (3,2)

22 and 23 See 11 down

25 European queen and a group of conservationists find imaginary circle (6)

27 Hang 500 fish (6)

28 Woody found two unknowns vandalising lido (6)

29 Chop this head for meat (6)

SOLUTION:

HOLDBACK~HARDUP

E~A~E~A~~~L~E~E

ANTELOPE~CLOSED

R~E~I~R~M~O~P~I

TANGERINE~WRONG

S~T~~~~~N~A~T~R

~~~SCREED~NAIVE

T~S~O~M~E~C~C~E

ASPEN~BADGER~~~

N~L~S~L~~~~~B~S

TREAT~ELABORATE

R~N~A~M~L~F~T~E

UNDONE~PLATFORM

M~I~C~~~O~E~N~L

SIDLES~STANDSBY

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