Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 09/06/12

ACROSS

1 Three-dimensional, the French partitioned space (7)

5 A female in fancy tiara had cordial (7)

9 Had not been caught unawares when ruined spurs were removed (11)

10 Money in the current account (3)

11 Provision of public need in religious building usually takes place on Sunday (6,7)

14 First lady with drink for bird (6)

16 So daring, change seen along the way (4,4)

18 Torero is developing and incorporating more traditional styles (8)

19 Cry and tell on the others (6)

21 Sport violent tussling with mower (4,9)

24 Heard melody on west coast (3)

25 Deserving an order, otherwise promises to pay (11)

26 Prophet found last letter in same key repeated by canal (7)

27 Arm-rest (7)

DOWN

1 Card young reporter left inside (4)

2 Underlying bachelors in charge (5)

3 Woodcutter going round (8-3)

4 Make wealthy men, Richard included (6)

5 Apparatus of said relative (8)

6 Sly person caused endless fuss (3)

7 Telex if I’m struggling with variable working hours (9)

8 One sharp-witted old settler had feature of triangle perhaps (5,5)

12 What grey rodent would become if bloodstained? (3,8)

13 Pansy has cardiac relief (10)

15 Business in which one hopes to receive net profit (1-8)

17 intellectual celebrator mysteriously to leave (8)

20 Pain after running from sewer? (6)

22 Exult over converted goal and initial try (5)

23 Ruler from South America entering Turkey (4)

25 Me in middle of Des Moines (3)

Yesterday’s solution:

Across: 1 Sedately, 5 Trifle, 10 Nucleic, 11 Obverse, 12 Stall, 13 Lodestone, 14 Keep out of sight, 17 Plays the market, 21 Dockyards, 23 Ashes, 24 Midwest, 25 Untamed, 26 Creeds, 27 Webcasts.

Down: 1 Sanest, 2 Declare, 3 The slopes, 4 Local authority, 6 Roves, 7 Furlong, 8 Elements, 9 Lords of misrule, 15 Sarcastic, 16 Epidemic, 18 Accidie, 19 Exhumes, 20 Asides, 22 Yield.

Last week’s solution:

Across: 1 Cash in, 4 Adroitly, 9 Dubbin, 10 Cap it all, 12 Would you mind, 15 Litter-bin, 17 Kenya, 18 Orris, 19 Errand-boy, 20 Freewheeling, 24 Triangle, 25 Fright, 26 To and fro, 27 Rhodes.

Down: 1 Codswallop, 2 Subculture, 3 Ivied, 5 Dual monarchy, 6 Onion-skin, 7 That, 8 Yolk, 11 Double-dealer, 13 Unabridged, 14 Laryngitis, 16 Enshrined, 21 Earth, 22 At it, 23 Pisa.