Cryptic Crossword - The Scotsman 21/03/13

Thursday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Make a successful start, then leave the field (3,3,3,6)

9 Seems most absurd, at any rate (9)

10 Player, at one stage, tackled a first category hill (5)

11 It takes me back to get excellent on-line communication (5)

12 Increases, with honours, makes one larger than life (9)

13 Although narrow, access to bay is sound (5)

15 Set out in game of doubles (9)

17 In advance, change name of officer (9)

19 Colour scheme found inside corner of a room (5)

21 Opt again to develop a region of South America (9)

23 Build up room over an embankment (5)

24 In the past, some had to share national stadium (5)

25 One may start to be in favour, yet end up neutral (9)

26 Criticise a principal for taking courses making front-page news (3,3,9)

DOWN

1 I’ll agree to develop small picture houses (9)

2 To be confined to hard labour will be torture (7)

3 Mortal leaders fought against the army lately (5)

4 Attempted to run up one place, when exhausted (5)

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5 One possessed two points with work unit, and had to turn to workers (9)

6 Line up first good read to be put back in order (9)

7 Straighten out, in turn, with new curiosity (7)

8 Plucks up courage to challenge second fronts (5)

14 Signal, at one time, with transmitter, on paper (9)

15 Place to find common, with one church, in the meantime (9)

16 Time to dress up lad who sits on the fence (9)

18 Nevertheless, soldiers have little time to build a bulwark (7)

20 Take care with regard to warning light (7)

21 Italian runner took a couple of taps in order to cook (5)

22 Set a record, hard by a leading character (5)

23 In addition, cut short a long proverb (5)