Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 15/06/12

ACROSS

1 I’m softly finishing with reversal of feeling that it’s all going to turn out badly (9,4)

10 Difficult paper or book (4,5)

11 Inspects carefully, uncovering fright (5)

12 Delivers aside to boot-lickers (7)

13 ‘E served ’is time for being a dog in the manger, perhaps (7)

14 Practically, to slam operation (6)

16 Crank philosopher with old source of power (8)

18 What divides part of gay community? (8)

20 Inspector left with tiny bit (6)

23 Wedding schedule prepared by worshipper of pagan gods? (7)

24 Massage hero — after this, there’s no going back! (7)

26 Wretchedly slain by bomb perhaps containing these ... (5)

27 ... with bloodbaths taking place on vast tracts of land (9)

28 Girl’s awesome, comic, sensational and cheap (5,8)

DOWN

2 Say it loud and there’s music originally playing song (5)

3 Effects vocally a given number of stories (7)

4 Mother to request silk (6)

5 Overheard: ‘No, darling — in France it’s not the soft of place you’d eat’ (8)

6 CD begins ordinary, but produces cacophony (7)

7 No Pennsylvania places like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are states lacking transparency (9)

8 Steak with conversation, French water, and finishing after cut cheese (13)

9 Neurosis, for example, may be a disturbance of men less tall (6,7)

15 Urban Russian to operate music veto (9)

17 Fly to European holiday destination? Grounded (8)

19 Offence nearly committed by offspring — see red (7)

21 Director embarking ... (2,5)

22 ... swears terribly about fish (6)

25 Deployment of Royal Ulster Constabulary in Greek island (5)

Yesterday’s solution:

Across: 1 Quadrangle, 9 Lean, 10 Scoreboard, 11 Imbrue, 12 Resit, 15 Exist, 18 After, 19 Recover, 20 Lathi, 21 Morse, 22 Profile, 23 Nerve, 24 Debut, 26 Defer, 29 Incite, 31 Bargaining, 32 Eyed, 33 Steamboats.

Down: 2 Unco, 3 Duress, 4 Amber, 5 Glass, 6 End it, 7 Heart-throb, 8 Endearment, 13 Enclose, 14 Invoice, 15 Eglantines, 16 Interacted, 17 Tripe, 18 Armed, 25 Eringo, 26 Debts, 27 Force, 29 Realm, 20 Gnat.