Cryptic Crossword - The Scotsman 10/06/13

Monday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Out of principle, we hear, carry over nothing completely (4,4,2,3)

10 Girl carrying little weight, had to run after broadcaster (9)

11 Intense beam of light from a cell, as eradiated (5)

12 Makes packing-cases carry more, finally (7)

13 Know-how used when designing craft (7)

14 Pretended to turn me into dock (6)

16 May set off college in season (8)

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18 Is it irrational for small number to get clarification? (2,6)

20 Admit to hearing about promotion (6)

23 A little girl had to pretend to have some fatty tissue (7)

24 Support right to comeback by seaside entertainer (7)

26 Proclamation is in order in the OED (5)

27 Waits to frequent second half of the town (7,2)

28 Notice how to drive me round a tent’s outline (13)

Down

2 Went at some speed, say, over mountains (5)

3 Had little time to release lawman on horseback (7)

4 Apologise for having to wipe the slate clean for poor specimen (6)

5 Credited organisation with being managed properly (8)

6 Soldier had to touch down at old US city (7)

7 Did former pupil talk about backward Northern Ireland becoming inflexible? (9)

8 Understand some people, at last, clearing the vicinity of a school, etc (9,4)

9 Breaking up with one in a hundred, after split ... (13)

15 ... and confirmed drift ice broke up, with the last piece (9)

17 Divine warning, of course, to group of players (8)

19 Evangelist could have a mission to the French (7)

21 Adamant Greek character had to return bone (7)

22 Argues over European floods (6)

25 Elevated teacher getting over small measure (5)