Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 18/04/2012

ACROSS

1 Very hot place becomes very cold - that will never happen (4,7,4)

9 Free international match (5)

10 £1,000 Mal’s negotiated winning all the trophies (5,4)

11 Not ready with proposal for projecting film at less than normal speed (4-6)

12 Mountain in Corfu Jimmy found (4)

14 In favour of lock for stronghold (8)

16 Plant various clues round ring (6)

18 Relatives’ gems second vehicle removed (6)

19 Fierce contest beyond river that is high-pitched (8)

21 One foot included by Liam. Both? (4)

22 The soap tot played around with, it can be found in the bathroom (10)

25 Where to sit for the rest of the day? (4,5)

26 Have correspondence at the end (5)

27 Condemns hooey on riotous holiday, not for the first time (6,9)

DOWN

1 Bushfires on us so rampant during working time (5,2,8)

2 Free to relax (3,2)

3 Where to buy things outdoors for nothing? (4-6)

4 Miser got over poisoning (8)

5 Simon to laze all over the place (6)

6 Eleven players left perhaps (4)

7 Gold archdeacon found in power unit filled pastry-case (3-2-4)

8 Ruins have not been viewed yet, it isn’t clear (7,2,2,4)

13 Do in (5-5)

15 Cradle songs (4,5)

17 Unyielding actors club together (4-4)

20 Plant has mixed alkaline substance (6)

23 Speak thus with power of decision (3-2)

24 Read direction on container (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Vestige, 5 Stead, 11 Ancient monument, 12 Eras, 13 Awoke, 14 Diva, 17 Uglify, 18 Disease, 20 Rallies, 22 Barbie, 24 Ditz, 25 Bayou, 26 Spar, 29 The supernatural, 30 Asset, 31 Heiress.

Down: 2 Exchange letters, 3 Taes, 4 Getaway, 6 True, 7 American in Paris, 8 Babel, 9 Yolked, 10 Atlases, 15 Civil, 16 Usurp, 19 Credits, 21 Shaped, 22 Brownie, 23 Prole, 27 Rune, 28 Stir.