Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 16/05/2012

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 A follower painting bubble on surface (4)

3 Cutter at sea (10)

10 Discover successful record was being played (3,2)

11 Game no man played with old king (9)

12 Usual answer found in laboratory? (6,8)

14 Colourful advance I included in pornographic film (4,5)

16 Old Margaret’s a character (5)

18 Regarded as being in moderate danger (5)

19 Court that punished assassin (3-6)

20 Do something different, start digging (5,3,6)

24 Fixing in the mind that half of them are doing some planting in the garden (9)

25 Peter to appear in show (5)

26 Indicate unfilled space is very close (5-5)

27 Last character with Sue becoming Greek deity (4)

DOWN

1 Where prisoners are serving drinks? (6,4)

2 Print true version showing break in continuity (9)

4 Insensitive dolt had little credit to begin with (5)

5 Punch-up over site having finest clothes (9)

6 Current treatment (14)

7 Know how to perform in Japanese fencing (5)

8 Stinking row (4)

9 Demand baritone to play this machine (3-5,6)

13 Over-meticulous one with debts initially promises to pay quickly first (10)

15 Clive and Nina in pieces at end of 20 years (9)

17 Queen and Cleo were moved by the fluent speaking (9)

21 Priest to grab bionic part (5)

22 Clown on truck (5)

23 In France I record vehicle (4)

Tuesday’s solution

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Across: 1 Sceptic, 5 Scots, 11 Come rain or shine, 12 Ploy, 13 Bantu, 14 Stoa, 17 Scrape, 18 Dwarfed, 20 Admires, 22 Flight, 24 Bold, 25 Mimic, 26 Swap, 29 Grip with passion, 30 Atone, 31 Granite.

Down: 2 Common complaint, 3 Purl, 4 Imitate, 6 Cosh, 7 Twist of the wrist, 8 Scape, 9 Booted, 10 Rewards, 15 Laird, 16 Canid, 19 Garbage, 21 Shifty, 22 Flipper, 23 Spiny, 27 Swan, 28 A son