Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 28/10/14

Tuesday’s puzzle
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ACROSS

1 It may increase inclination to put something else on record (3,2,3,4)

9 and 10 Being on the street, faced with bitterly cold blow, can be an omen (5,2,3,4)

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11 Former sex appeal to disappear (4)

12 Summon up courage (5)

13 Scottish alliance to the French lord? (4)

16 Trains faculties (7)

17 Made a resting place for one’s beloved (7)

18 Conditions that make for cats recreation (7)

21 Begin to let boy eat pie (5,2)

23 Boundless course belonging to you and me (4)

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24 It’s not possible for Scandinavian country to forget last war (2,3)

25 Nationalists have lain down (1,1,1,1)

28,29 Scholar to object to supersonic speed in energy used by Victorian seaside contraption (7,7)

30 It’s always wanted at regular boyfriend’s request (6,6)

DOWN

2 Rather like a kind of fuel used by ecstatic dancer? (7)

3 I am out to win Battle, say (4)

4 Gets mixed up with model fishes (7)

5 Lured to dine etc, cunningly (7)

6 Pair I met up with ... (4)

7 ... I butter up as due praise (7)

8 Dope denial? Hide it inland somehow (1,5,6)

9 Watch detective stir food, but with stirring of disbelief (5,2,5)

14 Lack of disk memory is holding you up, idiot! (5)

15 Begin to droop when read long stories (5)

19 Clergymen sure act funny! (7)

20 At first sight it had a bad smell when touched for money (7)

21 Pretended to have been whole-heartedly humiliated (7)

22 Say twenty-to-one on builds up stress (7)

26 Will fellows take first couples to be partner? (4)

27 Computers give rise to fraud (4)

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