Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 19/02/14

Wednesday’s puzzle...
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19/02/14

ACROSS

1 Treatment to eliminate foot-faults (9)

9 Reportedly scratches part of contract (6)

10 Pouched jumper down under (8)

11 Not starting with town in Suffolk but one in Manchester area (6)

12 Place each name inside ground kernel (6)

14, 18 and 21 Firing everywhere presumably with lots of enthusiasm and energy (4,3,4,7)

15 Collapsed near a ring (5)

16 Brave woman stopping short of addictive drug (6)

18 See 14

21 See 14

24 Just right in a film (6)

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26, 32 and 33 In a state of eager anticipation and likely to fall off chair (2,3,4,2,4,4)

30 From a king (4)

31 Large number had slice of cake first jammed (6)

32 See 26

33 See 26

34 It’s not left joint to become inflamed (6)

35 Giving prominence causing trouble (7,2)

DOWN

2 Angry at being centre of attention (6)

3 Some more gin available in Canadian city (6)

4 One who is power mad at sea? (6)

5 Opening of wood Ray removed (7)

6 Cut short revolutionary literary tag (6)

7 Oil uncle removed from atomic bodies (8)

8 One taking long time to be famous (9)

11 Janet, Helen, Elizabeth, Ella, etc repeatedly protected another lady (5)

13 Some honour Dutch or another language (4)

17 Sign of disapproval of fruit (9)

19 One in lawsuit left before giant moved round it (8)

20 Any unusual very loud yelp (5)

22 Account he gave of painful experience (4)

23 Paraffin in North America or two types of fuel in Britain (4,3)

25 Simpleton or knight with endless abundance (6)

27 Like fabric for a hearty, outdoor type (6)

28 Inventor Edgar with one member of his family (6)

29 You’ve seen it before, Jade upset for all to see after five (4,2)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Eggs and bacon, 9 Roadmap, 10 Terrine, 11 Note, 12 Bambi, 13 Font, 16 Firenze, 17 Nastier, 18 Hotfoot, 21 Dwarves, 23 Mail, 24 Wince, 25 Echo, 28 Leanest, 29 Amenity, 30 Restore order.

Down: 2 Grafter, 3 Sump, 4 No place, 5 Bath bun, 6 Cork, 7 Nairobi, 8 Feature story, 9 Run of the mill, 14 Annoy, 15 Oscar, 19 Thin air, 20 This too, 21 Dictate, 22 Vaccine, 26 Vets, 27 Dear.

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