Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 16/04/2012

Monday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Leaves a gambler who achieves success (4,3,6)

10 Left refit in good order for taking off (7)

11 About to live in freedom (7)

12 Chief of a research facility (4)

13 Finally, time out on the range (5)

14 Setter took one right out into deep mud (4)

17 Rejects tendency to get below par (5,4)

19 He took girl back some hair colouring (5)

20 First mate had right to call out (5)

22 Could doing less amount to sanctity? (9)

24 Order club to leave? Correct (4)

25 Working with stopper readily available (2,3)

27 Give postal order to soldiers on the rocks (4)

20 Kelvin’s accepted 4 down in pieces (7)

31 Little Richard had to turn aside from lifting apparatus (7)

32 Confirmed total as definite (13)

Down

2 With wrong characters in charge, the Queen followed skipper (7)

3 Odds on getting one new outing (4)

4 Close to the first team, at the end of the day (5)

5 Local profited, as agreed (9)

6 Ring the changes on charge, by the way (4)

7 Remove head from association; with pleasure (7)

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8 For second time, checked out real way to prepare for action (5,3,5)

9 In the main, have to attack all out (7,6)

15 When very hot, lose a large plate (5)

16 Preside over meetings in each airport (5)

18 Teamed up to paper over one’s core pledge (9)

21 Feeling old? Force one to get on (7)

23 I get round to react badly to blue books (7)

26 Check over German motor, at the end (5)

28 Starting out, he introduced others in state (4)

29 In and empty bar, one got old spirit (4)

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