Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 17/09/14

ACROSS

1 Escape quickly for some food (9)

9 See Eire, say from these mountains (6)

10 Ties and scarves we are for the most part putting behind connecting part (8)

11 Drink around mid-January and sleep in endless delight (6)

12 Direct command (6)

14 Spinning device Peggy rolled inside (4)

15 Strip when ringleader leaves crowd (5)

16 Old mountains producing fruit (6)

18 Hard time long ago? (4,3)

21 Could be late at five past six in the city (3,4)

24 Overlook pardon (6)

26 Moved her going round on river (5)

30 Singers from east and west (4)

31 Awkward fate about inclusion of New Jersey aero-engine (3-3)

32 Sydney gets into single position to strike ball legally (6)

33 Come down on state in Australia perhaps! (8)

34 Head Office operation before the French game (6)

35 Lightning report? (9)

DOWN

2 Amazingly broke in first horse or antelope (6)

3 From Kathleen he removed ornament (6)

4 Not at seafront travelling round Californian city (6)

5 Lean and bony piece of meat Gerry concluded, no mistake (7)

6 Ice left at end of sweet drink (6)

7 Former Soviet leader, a follower never moving about zero hour initially (8)

8, 27 and 29 Go mad, lose five faculties (4,5,2,4,6)

11 Try to get in touch (5)

13 Being unable to fly, he goes into Artillery (4)

17 and 19 Get up with child, he, before time will prove equal to an emergency (4,2,3,8)

20 Be with Reg upsetting bird (5)

22 In Honolulu, Nancy found moth from North America (4)

23 It can be read with feeling (7)

25 Designated driver during auction has back seat (6)

27 See 8

28 Skin of one’s teeth? (6)

29 See 8