Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 29/03/13

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Thriving travel business? (1,5,7)

10 Shake to give over brooch (9)

11 Articles in two languages about forgetfulness (5)

12 Blade to be any sort (7)

13 Glue insect onto sea creature (7)

14 Made a window for Greater London A-Z (6)

16 Eastern trail one devised (8)

18 Bury Valentine in the break (8)

20 You are said to be more certain of money-lender (6)

23 It’s sweet to touch first, then disturb calmness (7)

24 Pretend to put a different finish on making a picture (7)

26 Subculture seen to cover a stable core (5)

27 Pair take on a hundred and one in protest at size of book (9)

28 Inside case not working at church festival (13)

DOWN

2 Sack stuff shooter of New York (5)

3 Infuriate with savour of Eastern religion (7)

4 Lacking lead explorer, teasing out mammoths (6)

5 Work on questions as antagonists (8)

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6 Exchange of letters in further education results in composition of bits and pieces (7)

7 Does he take back what he said about tower? (9)

8 Cinema’s main feature offers a wide view (3,3,7)

9 Ring free to lie about where things grow well (7,6)

15 Unselfish people - do they claim it’s no word of a lie? (9)

17 Disturb sand formation in coffee plantations (8)

19 Blow up game official - dead (7)

21 Holiday at Bath, for example, to make one as slim as possible (7)

22 Hired man finds nothing to see after musical booking (6)

25 I dial exchange to get the story of Troy (5)

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