Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 21/11/2011

Monday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Drops off darling girl who is losing favour (5,4,5)

9 Left one with automatic weapons, so pays attention (7)

10 As I’m in favour, make a face (7)

11 Old man I left behind in an Irish house (4)

12 Passage in New and Old Testament chapter (5)

13 Is getting on with the leaders of any group, even Scouts (4)

16 Took a chance to execute revolutionary (7)

17 Far away, had to get copper to deal with a destructive insect (6)

19 Display material covering day of victory (6)

22 Mean to declare for a long time (7)

25 Long to look over the grounds (4)

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26 Put aromatic cordial ingredient in the pan I selected (5)

27 Start to house a couple of trainees in student accommodation (4)

30 Crisp sweetmeat easily broken (7)

31 In school, begins English study of Oriental root (7)

32 Sending away a great man without a new promotion (14)

DOWN

1 Force everyone below par to come a cropper (4,4)

2 Not only recording stock quotation, but tipping it (7)

3 Stop the flow of waste material (4)

4 Acknowledge that nurse had to drop out (7)

5 It was enchanting for wise men, about to get first look (7)

6 Manage to take leading institution into bankruptcy (4)

7 Attacks payments made for loads of investments (7)

8 Torment primary teacher at leisure (5)

14 Formula used to soften grain by degree (5)

15 In point of fact, editor stood in for another (5)

18 It makes one stop in the wrong area of town (3,5)

20 Still in good order, at the end of the day (7)

21 Light left on, before sailors finished off (7)

22 A ship, for example, had excellent weapon (7)

23 Run out of shopping mall with me to enter university (7)

24 Boards of small research facilities (5)

28 Get a move on to cause trouble in prison (4)

29 Attached to vacant cottage, at one time (4)

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