Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 03/10/13

ACROSS

1 Decipher old brand on chart completely (4-3-6)

10 Did tenant run off to stay in small cabin (5)

11 Salt away a great deal as a reserve supply (9)

12 Let off shots right at song-birds (9)

13 Correspond with public worship (5)

14 Guarantees three hands get confident inside (7)

16 Many a ship I have to trail after can be huge (7)

18 Protects small additive with antidotes (7)

20 The highest authority lost energy taking on old organisation’s leader (7)

21 In charge, in first grade, of making a sweet covering (5)

23 Failed to end correspondence with university man about a musical instrument (9)

25 Find very radical, heartless lady, unusually (9)

26 In total, one finds the cards left after the deal (5)

27 Although popular and kind-hearted, may be rather ill-advised (13)

DOWN

2 When left out, at first, back the German to be more experienced (5)

3 Finance minister has set a high value on revenue, initially (9)

4 Settles into retreat before the French (7)

5 Even after bad defeat, old man could still flourish (7)

6 Request each-way to one side (5)

7 Fault-finder is expected to begin to pass judgment (9)

8 Lets this break up, as they talk nonsense (13)

9 Is about to promote workers, at last, in slum clearance (13)

15 Top Scottish accountant trains to become a church officer (9)

17 Football fan has to drink dark ale (9)

19 Hauls away long records after school (7)

20 Went down the garden path taking small platter to a little boy (7)

22 Artist featuring in classic wrestling style (5)

24 A passage into the main letting agency (5)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Ill-judged, 9 Lethal, 10 Turnspit, 11 Chintz, 12 Renown, 14 Bore, 15 Rigel, 16 One-two, 18 Hessian, 21 Isolate, 24 Ironed, 26 Index, 30 Quin, 31 Asylum, 32 Take up, 33 Egg tooth, 34 Awning, 35 Ascendant.

Down: 2 Laurel, 3 Junior, 4 Doping, 5 Eatable, 6 Peahen, 7 China tea, 8 Glaze over, 11 Cross, 13 Wi-fi, 17 Christmas, 19 Stocking, 20 Add up, 22 One’s, 23 Fingers, 25 Equant, 27 Dangle, 28 Xyloid, 29 Mutton.