Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 15/06/15

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ACROSS

1 Work quickly to produce excellent drug (4,4,5)

10 Review complicated recital on paper (7)

11 At the end, to survive in charge, have to be flexible (7)

12 Find an Oriental container in a bin, roughly packed (4)

13 Force Greek province to employ a Swiss banker (5)

14 Tom got round an old Roman censor ... (4)

17 ... while dead Roman got round among the stars (9)

19 Was it hard to return to the Spanish inn? (5)

20 The boys carried round some millstones (5)

22 Emphasise the relative position of the Metro track (9)

24 Get some of the proceeds, if on the make (4)

25 Followed second step into the cosmos (5)

27 Some may notice the condition of the ear (4)

30 Have to inspect cut-back at a colliery (7)

31 Did an engineer have to wait to book? (7)

32 To move a small denture out could be risky (13)

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2 Dealer had little time off to get changed (7)

3 Attempt to design on glass is a bit far-fetched (4)

4 Old church had a new close, in the main (5)

5 Be preoccupied with light, although it’s only an illusion (9)

6 Go back and forth with a dramatic production (4)

7 At one time, sermon closed with quotation (7)

8 Was an Edinburgh landlord a leading character? (7,6)

9 She took chocolate right over to her master (13)

15 Provoke old runner to come back to exercise ... (5)

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16 ... and would she accommodate old runner needing support? )5)

18 At the end, joke with men taking time to find their gear (9)

21 May be trying, but is rather inept, so difficult to handle (7)

23 It may well be provisional, but one is accepted in time (7)

26 A home-help, say, could enter a profession right away (5)

28 Might one go into the centre of Lubeck to dwell? (4)

29 Employs some American opponents on board (4)

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