Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 25/05/2012

Wednesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Food that might be served at high-tea (5-4)

9 Measure round the size of paper (6)

10 See 21

11 Room to manoeuvre, it needs to be made up (6)

12 Old Ben upset light-headed female (6)

14 The miracle-worker, some chieftain (4)

15, 18 and 34 Alarming method giving advance notice? (5,7,6)

16 Atoll worn in two parts (6)

18 See 15

21, 10 and 35 Way agriculturist should seize opportunity (4,3,5,3,3,6)

24 Colourful cunning animal (3,3)

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26 Messenger for the most part ready initially with hot displeasure (5)

30 Some bathers ignore notice (4)

31 Control one’s feelings in said wet weather first (4,2)

32 At home during tussle, say, having bounds (6)

33 Attest it could be most untidy (8)

34 See 15

35 See 21

Down

2 I name fraction that has been bisected (2,4)

3 Nothing turning up in envelope to be returned that’s salty (6)

4 Saw small sailing vessel (6)

5 Eager brood of pheasants having perceptive sight (4,3)

6 Could make him rue breaking bones (6)

7 Many an uncooked aquatic animal, lobster (8)

8 PV (not C) (9)

11 In Tripoli by annexed part of country (5)

13 Boy getting up before one painter (4)

17 Would it foil attempts to catch it? (9)

19 Insolence of Russell going round sandy tract (8)

20 Nothing that is for spiteful water-spirit (5)

22 Keep nothing everlasting even initially at joint (4)

23 A mount I negotiated to find sacred object (7)

25 Stableman unfortunately lost cockney girl (6)

27 Star GI performed for nothing (6)

28 I am at present visiting in Rhode Island coastal resort! (6)

29 Fine fabric suites can be made from (6)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Comprise, 5 Arnica, 9 Pentagon, 10 Abased, 12 Statue, 13 Durum, 16 Lupine, 17 Cardamon, 20 Abrasion, 21 Avenue, 23 Sushi, 25 Amount, 28 Edible, 29 Palomino, 30 Pretty, 31 Beatless.

Down: 1 Ceps, 2 Mane, 3 Reactants, 4 Shorts, 6 Rabid, 7 Instrument, 8 Andaman Sea, 11 Regal, 14 Clean sweep, 15 Oppressive, 18 Davenport, 19 So far, 22 Locate, 24 Inlet, 26 Wise, 27 Doss.

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