Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 10/08/2012

ACROSS

1 So our brief can be to work bearing coal (13)

10 Tennis position viewed on portable television? (3,2,4)

11 If you keep this yourself, you should have a successful finish (3,2)

12 Strine spoken here with cockney accent, that’s plain (7)

13 Are tall elements put to one side? (7)

14 Majestic month (6)

16 Gets home late when corsets are on display (5,3)

18 Upper class using leverage to promote rebellion (8)

20 Surgeon who discovered how to make sterile without secondary germs (6)

23 Scene of provision of food to the French (7)

24 Canadian city is going ahead, thanks to South American one (7)

26 Friend took one circuit of horse race (5)

27 Is it a brilliant idea to offer underwear in flutter? (9)

28 Make a show of strength, being annoyed at decoration (3,5,5)

DOWN

2 A lot’s happened to rich voices (5)

3 Use good French gauzes for making hats (7)

4 Northern consumer is less messy (6)

5 Loyalty shown by Castro to Havana, for example, when lacking leadership (8)

6 You’ll need a stamp on your hand for this return of spaceship (7)

7 Where to hide shoplifted articles such as paint? (9)

8 Find a shop and Gaelic suggestions for something to eat when ... (9,4)

9 ... a computer company’s takings are a piece of cake, such as ... (5,8)

15 ... general concoction of squashed flies, and ... (9)

17 ... burden of crumbling creme bun (8)

19 A woman has started a race — or a rant (4,3)

21 Precentor is turn off at first in inner sanctum (7)

22 A close encounter leads to comfort (6)

25 Dares to cook books (5)

Thursday’s solution:

Across: 1 Beats a retreat, 10 Blair, 11 Satellite, 12 Therefore, 13 Capon, 14 Cheated, 16 Sealant, 18 Emended, 20 Possess, 21 Amass, 23 Clearance, 25 Eliminate, 26 Lyric, 27 Interest rates.

Down: 2 Erase, 3 Tormented, 4 Abscond, 5 Entrees, 6 Relic, 7 A big plate, 8 Obstacle races, 9 Keynote speech, 15 Elevation, 17 Australia, 19 Dictate, 20 Present, 22 Spine, 24 Nurse.