Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 04/09/13

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Elizabeth I tucked into dish, at this restaurant? (8)

6 See rink has melted (6)

9 Colour part Red? Yes (3)

10 Need to remove a French work first that was still closed (8)

11 We try a new liquid (6)

12 Virginia goes east of Jamaica to arrive at another island (4)

13 Rather like more in a competent way (10)

15 Broadcast gear (12)

18 Modern truths about violent weather (12)

21 Place in respect of smell beginning to decay (10)

23 This speaker is strongly audible (4)

24 Provided backing as firm was humiliating failure (6)

26 In alarm a mentality for military weapons (8)

27 Commander started going for subordinate (3)

28 Cry of bird turning tail (6)

29 Threaten to finish with feeling of great annoyance (8)

DOWN

2 Islander coming from Iona in confused state (6)

3 You cannot button things up with this (3,8)

4 Right article at university came second (3,2)

5 Deal with sermon (7)

6 Additional country state (3,6)

7 Teetotaller takes nothing in, not even this (3)

8 Ron and I call round for set of bells (8)

14 Lower house member is the fellow at the meet (11)

16 Sorry cake had been removed from old monolith (5,4)

17 Fiendish Hugh and Lois elaborated (8)

19 Reference about leakage (7)

20 Fruit for 500th anniversary to begin with (6)

22 You from France in the centre find it swollen (5)

25 Asking about Alpine equipment (3)

Tuesday’s solution

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Across: 1 Danse macabre, 9 Fretful, 10 Miscode, 11 Rote, 12 Savoy, 13 Kind, 16 Tactile, 17 Thyself, 18 Earning, 21 Chimera, 23 Vice, 24 Seine, 25 Aunt, 28 Catcall, 29 Emanate, 30 Regent Street.

Down: 2 Aseptic, 3 Soft, 4 Maltese, 5 Compost, 6 Busk, 7 Emotive, 8 Head of cattle, 9 First service, 14 Fit in, 15 Kylie, 19 Reciter, 20 Gremlin, 21 Canters, 22 Emulate, 26 Bang, 27 Mair.