Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 27/05/15

Wednesday’s puzzle
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ACROSS

1 Lady to take over and produce ornamental vessel (8)

5 Kipling’s stories arranged exactly as you wanted (4,2)

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10 I can remove twisted net revealing antique (7)

11 Pensioner perhaps, one who has withdrawn (7)

12 Exchange vehicle (5)

13 Forget it, do not become a baby-sitter at any time (5,4)

14 Not under a shadow like Caesar’s wife (5,9)

17 Greedy person’s central to this game (3-2-3-6)

21 Esther or I confused speculator (9)

23 Inquisitive American leaving rare object (5)

24 Timeless triangle? (7)

25 Impetuous description of Stromboli? (7)

26 Gent is exchanging ring (6)

27 A pupil takes picture into the open-air (8)

DOWN

1 Funereal tyrant included property in trust (6)

2 Be overcome with scum cub removed (7)

3 Holiday still at point where there’s no profit or loss (9)

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4 Drink while there’s a mixture of white snow and sleet (3,4,7)

6 Golf-club not opening, say (5)

7 Stations through which no trains go (7)

8 Exaggerated that it had been finished two different ways (8)

9 Chief councillor with usher who’s head of military police (7,7)

15 Flashy pointer? (9)

16 Perfect without the hint of any rain (8)

18 Travel up and down for this ferry destination (7)

19 Bounty’s a great ship (7)

20 Superstitious beliefs of few with daughter in two pairs of spectacles! (6)

22 Get up about noon and wash (5)

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