Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 15/01/14

Wednesday’s puzzle...
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ACROSS

1 Survive difficult situation that’s windy perhaps (7,3,5)

9 Become a milk producer (7)

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10 Keep moving idle cat (7)

11 Rose’s fresh wet berries (10)

12 Lady appearing at sunrise (4)

14 Nastiest sort of giant (8)

15 Look by church, there’s an area of water (6)

17 Grated on the floor (6)

18 This dolly placed by bed in building in North America (8)

21 No American commonsense (4)

22 Ring-leader in the flock (10)

24 German prince, one choosing to be at cross-purposes? (7)

25 Certainly not a full-blooded complaint (7)

26 What to do before going on the rink, hurry up (3,4,6,2)

DOWN

1 In good condition with receiver strongly built (4-3)

2 Memorial of long standing (7,8)

3 Encouraging for number in court case (10)

4 Plant cereal before pasturage (3,5)

5 Bit of a shock eying game (6)

6 Location of knotted ties (4)

7 Half-hearted Tom’s coming to the river (3,6,6)

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8 Girl cut short name of pigment that can be found in hair (7)

13 Operate in opposition to bar part of play (10)

16 Document returned showing decrease in prices (8)

17 Root traps engineer (7)

19 Lawyers profit from advantageous purchase (7)

20 Rubbish bride removed on Saturday (6)

23 Most unnerving part will stupefy (4)

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