Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 23/09/14

Tuesday’s puzzle...
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23/09/14

ACROSS

1 Drink with dock workers and bash collection of fans (10,4)

9 Suggestion to test engineers in old warship (7)

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10 Group in charge of Emma, for example (7)

11 Swell left behind vessel (4)

12 Organ I’ve taken from one side to the other (5)

13 Old Scot was chosen, we hear (4)

16 Fortune qualifies the inclusion of different levels (7)

17 Nobleman’s too wise, they say, to put in appearance every twelve months (6)

19 Low set disturbed baby birds (6)

22 Kitchen equipment that rotates cleverly (7)

25 Witches lose their head at locus of scorching heat (4)

26 Open bowling at First Test (5)

27 Don’t deign to recognize rejected cakes (4)

30 It’s more daft to hit row (7)

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31 Am a true - if confused - performer for the love of it (7)

32 Be loyal and put up with everything, for example - a nice arrangement (4,10)

DOWN

1 Start punching, perhaps, when given a match (3,5)

2 I’m going to chatter about monkey (7)

3 and 4 Does walking get easier with one foot in the grave? (4,3,4)

5 Chair you originally made garden feature (7)

6 First century Latin takes a priest to applaud (4)

7 United Presbyterians murder to provide a way of improving career prospects (7)

8 A prompt adoption of furthest limit is sharp-witted (5)

14 Letter from Greece sent to Edward was suppressed (5)

15 Returning from POW camp, took time out to go to festivities (5)

18 Jam dedicated area (8)

20 Wear the creation as spiral (7)

21 A few cut off nearly all (7)

22 These sorts of tart are served raw (7)

23 Bullish art Euan produced (7)

24 Subbuteo (5)

28 Fabricator makes instrument, we hear (4)

29 Artist who occupies central modality (4)