Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 11/06/12

Monday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Fail to pass on grants needed to cut into the earth (12)

9 Compress things; that’s enough to make soft cheese (7)

10 Recover payment to make amends (7)

11 Will gentle types get it all in the end? (4)

12 In check, have to abandon chauvinist (5)

13 Try to find way round a porch (4)

16 Driving out to take tour round Sweden (7)

17 About to get extra, with first sign of self-reproach (7)

18 Set off alarm about it, being belligerent (7)

21 Back heavyweight to finish marathon soon (3,4)

23 About to take one last gasp, when aged (4)

24 Gives the once over, having to go back to the French (5)

25 Starting second, I get new warning (4)

28 Select the Spanish, say, to take on worker (7)

29 Taps into credits on the pools (7)

30 Come out with convoy in rapid transit (7,5)

DOWN

2 One’s left so upset, breaks up (7)

3 Open square off 2 down, in fact, when we found out (4)

4 Prepare hedge, in consideration (7)

5 Have top-heavy 7 down in sanctuary (7)

6 Ill-tempered sport day started early (4)

7 Have long time in plain to find refuge (7)

8 Off stage, sent tea out to Sellers (6,6)

9 Put green enterprise before the EU (6,6)

14 Left one American institute on the border (5)

15 Some players have to meet up to put on a show ... (5)

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19 ... while other players allowed to eat first, although they are full (7)

20 Crowd into shelter with the next in line (7)

21 Provokes redundant into losing final wages (7)

22 Paper twisted round outfit given to friend in Paris (7)

26 Influence can combat power (4)

27 Maple is grown in the right place, regularly (4)

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