Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 12/06/2013

Wednesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Become engaged (6)

4 Very cold at this point (8)

9 Strike fellow, one employed to attack others (6)

10 David the bookmaker! (8)

12 Bunch of herbs or flowers I rang about (7,5)

15 Wealth stored up by first Roman club official (9)

17 I am making an attempt finding insect (5)

18 A poor actor gets nothing back in Nebraska (5)

19 Without information at night? (2,3,4)

20 Dangerous antagonist is not a good-looking one to serve (4,8)

24 Earliest help for the injured (5,3)

25 I can be found in vehicle going round fruitlessly (2,4)

26 Rampage round point to find strength of current (8)

27 Jack, see, is confusing Janet (6)

DOWN

1 Former Scottish footballer with sex-appeal I take on at public display (10)

2 Seth, haul me out, old man (10)

3 Disorderly fans before mid-January cause chaos (5)

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5 Gold model 15 across moved round for proprietor of eatery (12)

6 I entangle rambling plant (9)

7 River deity (4)

8 Go with unfinished article for member of an East Germanic people (4)

11 Endless circle of stones? (8,4)

13 Donkey who had a speaking part (7,3)

14 Shrub with imitation fruit (4,6)

16 Sadist’s initial amusement at the carnage (9)

21 Partly fasten section that has been stretched (5)

22 Ruler of note (4)

23 Cover initially with raincoat, always pouring (4)

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