Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 04/09/2012

ACROSS

1 Write on maple with pen something bitter (7)

5 Pronouncement cited is out of order (5)

11 Will he go the clappers in a frenzy to spread the good news? (6,3,6)

12 Safety mark includes go-ahead for fuel (4)

13 Ambassador lets no-one be eaten by green-eyed monster (5)

14 Mote swirled around in moat (4)

17 Allowing less room for fireplaces (6)

18 The French are in doubt about old body-warmer (7)

20 and 22 Enter girl with exhibit of soap when having brief soaking (7,6)

24 Continue with Peter Sellers, for example (4)

25 I heard small hotel had built on valuable block (5)

26 Does von Bismarck’s name show he was two-faced? (4)

29 Word used in allusion to one parameter of project (4,2,9)

30 Duty paid to laird does, in extremis, result in long-running conflicts (5)

31 Bee slid down easily as contents of 27 and 28 (7)

DOWN

2 Slow down temporarily to verify what one is studying (5,4,6)

3 Chalk boundaries to game featuring loose scrum (4)

4 Living under canvas for some purposes (7)

6 Dispense with services of medic before surgery (4)

7 Excellent way of saying that one is condemned to death? (7,8)

8 Sagas racily written with spice (5)

9 Banned ex-serviceman from looking over dictionary (6)

10 and 23 What electricity linesman does in pursuit of greatness (5,2,5)

15 It’s clear I am covered by scheme (5)

16 Fun to be had in simple bed (5)

19 Stop GIs messing about with taps (7)

21 Shortly started to attempt building bridge-like structure (6)

22 Sniffed at and ate 27,28 (7)

23 See 10 down

27 and 28 Appreciated feast of savoury larva (4,4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Hoarding, 5 Fracas, 9 Literate, 10 Manner, 12 Ideals, 13 Merit, 16 Arrive, 17 Messages, 20 Resolved, 21 Writhe, 23 Cache, 25 Legend, 28 Tether, 29 Invented, 30 Desist, 31 Sauterne.

Down: 1 Halt, 2 Acts, 3 Dare-devil, 4 Not bad, 6 Realm, 7 Congregate, 8 Strathspey, 11 Asset, 14 Fabricated, 15 Prosecutes, 18 Stringent, 19 Deals, 22 Agenda, 24 Evens, 26 Stir, 27 Idle.