Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 06/06/2012

Wednesday’s puzzle...

1 How dupes could have appeared (6,2)

6 Everybody assembled outside croquet club (6)

9 Oriental firm that’s green (3)

10 Dog bound to be hesitant (8)

11 Hencoop not about to be destroyed, there isn’t any chance of winning (2-4)

12 Apportion food, so to speak (4)

13 Claiming it is urgent to be including old French (10)

15 Two members had a lot of money (2,3,3,1,3)

18 Sightseer struggles into vehicle with till (4-8)

21 Going in wrong direction as caption has been removed (7,3)

23 Declare some grave reservations (4)

24 It ceases to be one when it is let out (6)

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26 Sounds expensive to leave one’s vehicle where animals are kept (4-4)

27 Hurry up, say (3)

28 Soft fat alongside (6)

29 Given another appellation of rank? (8)

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2 Some mishap Penny found take place (6)

3 Beaten so decisively that it removed stains (11)

4 Produce reluctantly at end of excavation (3,2)

5 Do for each class (7)

6 Primate’s fruit? (6-3)

7 Note from Los Angeles hospital (3)

8 Old police car said to have electronic device (8)

14 It provides cover for the flight (5-6)

16 Nearby the broken biscuit (9)

17 Produce some good food in Derbyshire (8)

19 Fitting sequentially (2,5)

20 My goodness, there’s a marine entering river (4,2)

22 Old prison ships (5)

25 Winged creature endlessly rejects bone (3)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Tripe dresser, 9 Paucity, 10 Chasten, 11 Tide, 12 Fibre, 13 Meme, 16 Neptune, 17 Twinset, 18 Rotates, 21 Culotte, 23 Mars, 24 Pluto, 25 Yeti, 28 Diocese, 29 Apricot, 30 Turn the scale.

Down: 2 Round up, 3 Pain, 4 Daytime, 5 Excerpt, 6 Scam, 7 Rotters, 8 Anaesthetist, 9 Patent remedy, 14 Hurts, 15 Aisle, 19 Turn out, 20 Solvent, 21 Cottage, 22 Tiercel, 26 Heir, 27 Croc.