Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 19/06/13

Wednesday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jun 2013, 01:53 BST

ACROSS

1 Make surface smooth even on the other side (5,3)

5 One leaving Far East travelling more quickly (6)

10 Wrinkly way to contract (7)

11 Area of nothing to disappear into (4,3)

12 I left one across, it’s to do with the haunch bone (5)

13 Encashes round pound for old steward (9)

14 Drug, detain another newspaper worker (14)

17 Type of sponge in complete confusion (6-4,4)

21 Scotsman on bridge in charge with style of royalty (9)

23 Meal did not start to satisfy this man (5)

24 Brown went to Indian city for figurine (7)

25 First opportunity (7)

26 Essayist taking attorney to be a Greek character (6)

27 Particular places ie exchanged (8)

DOWN

1 Girl found a ship in position (6)

2 Dislike losing a translation (7)

3 Very much like boy perhaps, one born out of wedlock (4,5)

4 Fast forward? (4,5,5)

6 A girl is wrong (5)

7 Teach about artist entering tube (7)

8 Country state (8)

9 Good man wanders round with emblem for flag (2,7,5)

15 See garlic had been removed during the desecration (9)

16 Shooter’s alloy? (8)

18 Term very much like another (7)

19 Ikon Kit designed for raft (3-4)

20 Father with posh girl who is thrifty (6)

22 Ranted and raved (5)