Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 10/09/14

Wednesday’s puzzle...
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ACROSS

1 Ordered beds, largest in bedroom furniture (8-5)

10 Name tag (5)

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11 Retiree perhaps, one in boarding-house (9)

12 Potato she cooked for therapist (9)

13 FA aim to break criminal group (5)

14 An editorial? Either (7)

16 Joseph getting into brandy on a Spanish island (7)

18 Sunken forehead of non-intellectual (7)

20 Give warming about wine at terminal (7)

21 Covered roof or bathroom (5)

23 You reportedly found in entrance Alma reconstructed in the country (9)

25 Tar exited, bothered by surrender to another country (9)

26 Attractive young woman quietly leaves match (5)

27 Recent alteration for minor footballer (6-7)

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2 Disprove engineers’ objection (5)

3 Can one drive in this vehicle? (6,3)

4 I name spot where it has been positioned (2,5)

5 Encouraging Hamish to take in fabric (7)

6 Generally accepted truth of a team award (5)

7 Army to come down above waterfall (9)

8 How bird might be anxious? (3,2,1,7)

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9 Punishment for those who loaf and drink possibly? (5,3,5)

15 Wet wipe, not a large drier (9)

17 Jumper over the moon? (6,3)

19 Kiwi gel removed, not having a natural look on top (7)

20 Put what your best friend won’t talk about on inactive medicinal substance (7)

22 Draw cheque (5)

24 Nearly everything Jack puts on the table (5)