Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 31/01/15

Saturday’s puzzle
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31/01/15

ACROSS

1 Remember it this way that circulation is controlled (2,5)

5 Relatively favourable tip once withdrawn (7)

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9 Notes that have been prerecorded but not in the fresh air (6,5)

10 Eggs nearly ground (3)

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11 Declaring unfit Sidney about to become eligible in first grade (13)

14 Believe Jarvis had trapped the bird (6)

16 Way to go round toilet in a high heel! (8)

18 Although it might heat a room it can also cool an engine (8)

19 Said to be a cunning plan to breathe with a hissing sound (6)

21 California vet could be making a bloomer (7,6)

24 Sticky substance not wholly acceptable (3)

25 Blinder produced by one with a cigar? (11)

26 During wedding, battled to find eccentric person from North America (7)

27 Require too much from open tool in America (7)

DOWN

1 Male animal that can be passed (4)

2 Hard on pencils one had shortly sharpened (5)

3 Alphabet isn’t hard (2,4,2,3)

4 Twice Greek character starts thinking about stomach (3-3)

5 Nosiness? (8)

6 Postcard included one photo (3)

7 Not enough loot, title misleading (3,6)

8 Transfer putting coins on top (10)

12 Dirty money? (6,5)

13 Back boiler and old copper had been ordered again! (10)

15 Duck below bedcover (9)

17 Turning from being unfashionable (5,3)

20 Rope in new dramatist (6)

22 Nottinghamshire’s greatest current asset (5)

23 Stone animal outside New York (4)

25 Second former student to cry (3)