Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 09/04/13

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Squashes the criminal who is not committed (4,2,3,5)

9 Original discoverers of 32, ie bound to be replaced (7)

10 Tool used on bridge? (7)

11 Fate’s atmosphere hanging over (4)

12 It will cost a lot more than this to get your car out of it! (5)

13 Group said not to be allowed in (4)

16 Volunteers’ row was more palatable (7)

17 All manner of hope for result when hanging out the washing? (6)

19 Masculine drink in one of 32 languages (6)

22 Inheritance is connected with book from 32 (7)

25 Eve originally possessed covering for top (4)

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26 32 includes part of this apron seen by couple from Leicester (5)

27 Compulsion to find camouflage back in fashionable grunge (4)

30 It’s really Parisian to lose head over clothes (7)

31 Most stupid to be discovered where eggs are laid (7)

32 Sad old careless version of texts from the West Bank (4,3,7)

DOWN

1 Rests on cot you’re said to be in while checks small print (8)

2 Edward’s debit note is enclosed — boring! (7)

3 Subjectively, where rests the responsibility? (4)

4 Plan, then, our change to long shift (3-4)

5 Possible authors of 32 who lost their senses after closing time (7)

6 Test former odd characters in army (4)

7 Uncrate assembly of animals stuck together (7)

8 I leave Forfar dish for wife (5)

14 Volume of chick-lit read in part (5)

15 About time to finish a north eastern November (5)

18 Like 60s footballer, so retiring to be stuff that can’t be lit up (8)

20 Avoiding a direct answer about vase I’ve broken (7)

21 Game Len nearly finished with pipe (7)

22 Gilbert doesn’t tell the truth about hunting guides (7)

23 Rural south-east is strangely weird (7)

24 Keep quiet about source of mineral found on beach (5)

28 Genuine education covers all you require (4)

29 Just a place to have fun (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Made a meal of, 9 Enrol, 10 Threaten, 12 Tombola, 13 Sea-lane, 14 Raced, 15 Identical, 18 Endowment, 20 Bulge, 21 Tackles, 24 Newsman, 25 Immortal, 26 Eaten, 27 Horse-radish.

Down: 2 All told, 3 Extra time, 4 Mores, 5 Adamant, 6 Opera, 7 Betterments, 8 Grimaced, 11 Well-meaning, 16 Entangled, 17 Calamity, 19 Wallows, 20 Bawbees, 22 Cameo, 23 Sitar.

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