Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 28/01/15

Wednesday’s puzzle.....
Wednesday's puzzle.Wednesday's puzzle.
Wednesday's puzzle.

ACROSS

1 Boxers’ scrap? (8)

6 Impossible to repeat single no longer available (3-3)

9 Royce regularly found grain (3)

10 A garlic I cultivated in island capital (8)

11 Thin spears redirected (6)

12 Exodus found in New Testament or immediately after? (4)

13 Sticking out from the ground, trip over (10)

15 Child is not still sitting on it (7,5)

18 Knowledge of one with Charlie, pleasantly strange, with acne suffering (12)

21 Too authoritative to be surrendering? (4-6)

23 You and I taking small part cried (4)

24 Rodent or bear Jo disturbed (6)

26 Nick’s hairstyle (5,3)

27 French king partially embroiled (3)

28 Not out during party (2,4)

29 Expressing sorrow about said lady’s shelter (8)

DOWN

2 Little Katharine found in dictionary that had been approved (6)

3 What actor did with trapdoor came to nothing (4,7)

4 Grip Greek snake (5)

5 Tour oil refinery in Africa (7)

6 Hormone, replacement store gone (9)

7 Odd characters left Dervla for another lady (3)

8 Expedition from stronghold (8)

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14 Not produce one’s best in expression of defiance (2,4,5)

16 Crocks feature one in town in Hertfordshire (9)

17 Stress identification was included for mishap (8)

19 Tripe I’d thrown into turbulent water (4,3)

20 Part of group turned out to be an improvement (6)

22 Twelve sleep before start of night (5)

25 Lout’s unending shout of contempt (3)

Tueday’s solution:

~ANGUISH~EDITS~

B~U~R~T~S~U~H~S

ASCENTOFEVEREST

D~L~S~O~T~T~H~U

GLEN~SPATE~RAID

E~A~Q~E~E~I~I~I

~AROUND~REVERIE

B~F~I~~~~~O~O~S

ELASTIC~VERIFY~

L~M~E~H~E~Y~T~A

LAID~TOURS~SHAM

O~L~T~U~B~A~E~I

WAITINGFORGODOT

S~E~E~H~S~U~O~Y

~ASIDE~REVENGE~