Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 21/02/2012

Across

1 Roughly strip me of grants (7)

5 Law covered by justice dictionary (5)

11 Being in PhD stream, perhaps, results in serious injury (5,6,4)

12 Dress groom regularly and bride from head to toe (4)

13 Frank kid (5)

14 Dropping cats tail first (4)

17 Rut that’s round in the wood (6)

18 Makes a plug for Deepwater spill, perhaps, using earth (7)

20 Clone he ordered according to rank (7)

22 In confused despair, I go to be analysed (6)

24 Cry of woe that raises alarm in retrospect (4)

25 Bring up first lady to accept it’s all right (5)

26 Monstrous creature stirs up gore (4)

29 Go directly and pay a second visit to get cake (3,3,4,5)

30 Crook, they say, was attacked (5)

31 One not heartlessly offensive may barge in (7)

Down

2 Keep in capital (9,6)

3 Produced elevated cheese (4)

4 Unexpected things come from this article by Prussian, for example (3,4)

6 Singers short of time (4)

7 French and Clough contrive to set up establishment south of the Border (6,2,7)

8 This last conservative tale (5)

9 Make money from the publicity of it (6)

10 Set up fashionable market outlet (7)

15 Wise one trapped in gas uses hoods (5)

16 Don’t kill the extra! (5)

19 Last letter to leave Cornish town is act of contrition (7)

21 New nun who is without sin (6)

22 Prod Scotsman into becoming trainable character (7)

23 One can be anonymous when immersed in comic (5)

27 Counteract section of round obstacle (4)

28 Equal right for Queen Catherine (4)

Monday’s solution:

Across: 1 Above-board, 6 Also, 10 Announces, 11 Aisle, 12 Repair, 13 Dissent, 15 Close down, 18 Miser, 19 Trend, 21 Freelance, 23 Artisan, 24 Goblet, 27 Gorse, 28 Interlude, 29 ENSA, 30 Fertilised.

Down: 1 Alas, 2 Ounce, 3 Emulate, 4 Oscar, 5 Residence, 7 Listens in, 8 Overturned, 9 Balsam, 14 Acute angle, 16 Overtures, 17 Offensive, 20 Dashed, 22 Liberal, 24 Got at, 25 Etuis, 26 Trend.