Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 23/11/2011

ACROSS

1 Cruelties brat perpetrated on ship (6-7)

10 Excitable at this market? (5)

11 Animal to deceive coming from ocean first (6,3)

12 Working together in musical harmony (2,7)

13 Large number long for secret store (5)

14 Put about first, having to provide a substitute (7)

16 Will sat out with statue book (3-4)

18 Sal, real confused, listening attentively (3,4)

20 In front he got active and energetic (2,3,2)

21 It isn’t commonly a blemish (5)

23 Southern Italy, first-class country! (9)

25 Agreed on a fizzy drink (9)

26 Buffalo calling from not far away (5)

27 Run down region between the hills (9,4)

DOWN

2 A mostly piquant jelly (5)

3 New lady repeatedly went round on hearing sound of trumpet ... (9)

4 ... in east repeatedly great sort of display stand (7)

5 Article replaced with solo performance (7)

6 Part of memorabilia could be connected with Troy (5)

7 Capable of producing desired result when functioning well (9)

8 Series of rapidly occurring events after one has flushed the toilet? (5,8)

9 Rarely this one proves the rule totally at end of day (13)

15 Fertilise one parrot in eight, say (9)

17 A war fleet bothered aquatic crustacean (5-4)

19 Singer in the main? (3-4)

20 Former pupil seen, heard to be blue (7)

22 Animal started galloping in line! (5)

24 No end of good fortune concerning money (5)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Obstetrician, 9 sardine, 10 Palmtop, 11 Ufos, 12 Wagon, 13 Warn, 16 Discuss, 17 Siamese, 18 Scarers, 21 Gnocchi, 23 Blub, 24 Dogma, 25 Drag, 28 Leeward, 29 Open air, 30 The real thing.

Down: 2 Barlows, 3 Thin, 4 Toecaps, 5 Impious, 6 Idle, 7 Nutcase, 8 Sponge finger, 9 Sound as a bell, 14 Super, 15 Mason, 19 Acutest, 20 Spondee, 21 Gumboil, 22 Certain, 26 Vane, 27 Seth.