Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 12/04/2012
Across
1 Leaders left at the end are behind schedule (4)
3 At first sight on the face of it, seemingly (10)
10 Sees pins left out when weak-willed (9)
11 Girl going through one station (5)
12 Scoundrels range about over small hill tracks (5)
13 It’s automatic, spirit can produce alloy (8)
15 In the ring, battled to spread right out (7)
17 Flirts with bird, before having drink (5,2)
19 Extra about to turn into Fringe (7)
21 It’s a strain to row a long time (7)
22 Keeping pace with identical twin, by analogy (8)
24 Come and go in a store, currently (5)
27 Cut open shoestring with the last pin (5)
28 A lotion is developed in solitude (9)
29 A great deal after award, heard to be interfering (10)
30 Give up in the face of legal precedent (4)
Down
1 Had no choice over the final holiday destination (4,6)
2 Trip up on time before Little Richard (5)
4 Paid to take on bar, as promised (7)
5 Cares about one new type of poison (7)
6 Bondsman got back into rich vein, recently (5)
7 A neat mass designed for the ditch, down under (6,3)
8 Some time spent in the party, early on (4)
9 In essence, entity had day to be refused publication (8)
14 Character may be coming to debut show (10)
16 A black mark for little boy who opted out (9)
18 Rating girl on line is rather peculiar (8)
20 Extracts 99 (or 101) tiles, when broken up (7)
21 Drag line up with first maggot to act as bait ... (7)
23 ... and about to return first fish to the basket (5)
25 Join in with Greek character in front of me (5)
26 Choice for boy to go out of true (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Smug-faced, 6 Topic, 9 Microbiological, 10 Panic, 11 Kids’ stuff, 12 Britain, 13 Dog’s-ear, 15 Gristle, 17 Twelfth, 18 Tantalise, 20 Trend, 22 Lily-of-the-valley, 23 Egypt, 24 Refreshed.
Down: 1 Sum up, 2 Unconditionally, 3 Flow chart, 4 Chicken, 5 Deluded, 6 Tagus, 7 Picture of health, 8 Call forth, 12 Bagatelle, 14 Great dane, 16 Evictor, 17 Thereof, 19 Afoot, 21 Dryad.