Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 08/04/13

Monday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Cooked up some ingredients, but it got too complicated (4,1,4,2)

9 In short measure, run round with a pound to sign up (5)

10 Hang over half a thrave with 26 across (8)

12 To return a shot at annual test would be a lottery (7)

13 Deep path, in the main, will allow passage (3-4)

14 Old hand, in the middle of the road, stepped on it (5)

15 Tantamount to citadel in construction (9)

18 Provide workers with final part of a foundation (9)

20 Did balloon rise in decisive battle here? (5)

21 Tales in 150 to manufacture harnesses (7)

24 Reporter got staff to follow all directions (7)

25 I’m honest about model being commemorated (8)

26 Taken in only a small part of a great enterprise (5)

27 It’s hard to dress hair up round the root (5-6)

DOWN

2 Informed the whole lot, taking everything into account (3,4)

3 Taxi-meter still running after 90 minutes (5,4)

4 A lot of elements needed for customs (5)

5 Was stubborn old pop star hard as rock? (7)

6 Work for a long time on a musical production (5)

7 Male setter bent over to arrange improvements (11)

8 Force one man into 14 across, so he scowled (8)

11 Obviously intending to be good-hearted (4-7)

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16 Confused hospital department by feeling drowsy, initially (9)

17 To start to cool a long friendship would be a tragedy (8)

19 Rolls around in the mud with bears (7)

20 Small change to redesigned web base (7)

22 Appeared to have old carved figure (5)

23 Settle on getting a first-rate instrument (5)

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