Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 16/08/2012

ACROSS

8 Suggest that one can tide over (8)

9 Is it more difficult to record note in the German language? (6)

10 Detailed to join forces with king, in order to begin hostilities (6)

11 It’s clear, Premier League go over the same ground (8)

12 Have to take hard right to find Norse god (4)

13 Cut measure of fine material, first of all (10)

15 Connects chains or cables with loops (7)

17 In turn, top-notch general may be set free (7)

20 Came good, with pills working a charm (5,5)

22 Reserve had no time to strike hard (4)

24 Applause for role reversal amounts to empty words (8)

26 Made up a new wreath (6)

27 Catches the second name given to Greek god (6)

28 It’s unnecessary to want a smaller portion (8)

DOWN

1 Assume sample is fit for a short spell (6)

2 Aged sire is forced to part company (8)

3 Go in the opposite direction into shafts, but falls behind (10)

4 Supplant a corded cloth with fine fabric (7)

5 Hard to abandon girl, but correct (4)

6 Did Harry worry about mid-term? (6)

7 Calls to mind, to imply small quotations (8)

14 Would a band-master be the one to take the lead in mischief? (10)

16 Point to the top light (8)

18 Twisted cables to construct blockade (8)

19 Did he record, in good order, one’s portion? (7)

21 One member left to carry weight, in a sense (6)

23 About to get into action behind the line ... (6)

25 ... and about to capture American manoeuvre (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Peerless, 5 Scampi, 10 Alcohol, 11 Unburnt, 12 Capon, 13 Dalmatian, 14 Representative, 17 All-in wrestling, 21 Minelayer, 23 Girth, 24 Albumen, 25 Nutcase, 26 Dewlap, 27 Esurient.

Down: 1 Plaice, 2 Escapee, 3 Lohengrin, 4 Self-destroying, 6 Cobra, 7 Martini, 8 In tandem, 9 Pulling strings, 15 Alligator, 16 Farm hand, 18 Longbow, 19 Narrate, 20 Threat, 22 Lemma.