Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 22/05/2012

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 The people who persuaded you to buy are unfortunately nameless (8)

5 Experts discovered as department becomes established (6)

9 One who’s been hurt by offhand, heartless tomboy (8)

10 Sandwiches made in one pot first (6)

12 Align with Asia (6)

13 Parties from England wearing berets (5)

16 Give a sermon and hope to get through to people initially (6)

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17 Food shop extremely concerned with getting orders to customers (8)

20 Give name to chinrest position (8)

21 Footballer’s early struggle after first pass (6)

23 Flaw you reported turned out to be ghastly (5)

25 Place finger at front of hair (6)

28 Possible allure of aromatic plant (6)

29 Grouse, perhaps, after dance that 21 may be involved in (8)

30 Dog who composes crosswords? (6)

31 Takes environmentally friendly action about bikes (8)

DOWN

1 Hit with something soft and woolly (4)

2 Two-thirds of dazzle is untamed desire (4)

3 Plants that aren’t really made of stone (9)

4 Meets original emigre returning with honour (6)

6 Doctor’s behind American call-up (5)

7 The magazine for sleuths? (7,3)

8 After wool-gathering, perhaps, makes up a story (5,1,4)

11 Modified iron to recover lists (5)

14 Sights for sore eyes (10)

15 Cub that comes up with the goods? (5,5)

18 Sick, for example, of friend acting against the law (9)

19 The shakes engulfing little person in Dutch city (5)

22 Copy 18’s constant charge (6)

24 Lord to tell stories to first German couple (5)

26 Area of normal life may be found in shops (4)

27 Step over cats and dogs etc (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 From bad to worse, 9 Outcome, 10 Abandon, 11 Road, 12 Denim, 13 Echo, 16 Sitters. 17 Nodose. 19 Landed. 22 Spreads. 25 Pare. 26 Issue. 27 Here. 30 Red tape, 31 Bravado, 32 Department head.

Down: 1 Flourish, 2 Outcast, 3 Boom, 4 Deepens, 5 Ovation, 6 Oral, 7 Seduces, 8 Snoop, 14 Ready, 15 Adorn, 18 Asteroid, 20 Abridge, 21 Descent, 22 Stumble, 23 Average, 24 Sport, 28 Saga, 29 Want.

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