Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 The rail Bob removed from burrow (6-4)

8, 22 and 33 To have strong urge to spend money might set part of trousers alight (4,1,4,2,4,6)

9 Get hold of key file (5)

10 Mad to be including circular plant (6)

11 Understood attic had been converted (5)

13 Very much like the flavour (6)

14, 15 and 17 Exactly what’s needed on prescription (4,3,6,7)

20 Mon (4-3)

22 See 8 across

24 Imprisonment under guardianship (7)

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26 Strait-laced female entered potentially fusty environment (6)

28 Lowdown from Department H (5)

30 Wandered while yours truly got in the way (6)

31 Some rebel I humbled was a Job’s comforter (5)

32 A service return in India (5)

33 See 8 across

DOWN

1 Piece of material rated differently in the clothes business (3,5)

2 Breaking law taking bromine first during quarrel (5)

3 Laying it on thickly on a post I’m removing (7)

4 Fit of depression gets the camel’s back up (4)

5 Beetle with lengthy snout? (8)

6 Old coin, one stuck in tube (5)

7 Auntie’s content to undo knot (5)

8 Nearly drunk from glass container (6)

12 What restaurant might serve on board (6)

16 Fellow accepted you in Lyon will talk flirtatiously (4,2)

18 Useful fellow, one doing repairs (8)

19 Almost not by a very small margin (4,4)

21 Sound as if you understand (6)

23 Note hog becoming very active (2,3,2)

24 Stop in the place as expected (5)

25 Bind pieces up (5)

27 But one is unlikely to strike lightly with this knife! (5)

29 Finds total using said tool (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Sceptred isle, 9 Madeira, 10 Respite, 11 Suet, 12 Sheik, 13 Etas, 16 Unsound, 17 Gremlin, 18 Infancy, 21 Citadel, 23 Earl, 24 Slain, 25 Deco, 28 Shallon, 29 Pillion, 30 Dust and ashes.

Down: 2 Cudgels, 3 Paid, 4 Reached, 5 Darling, 6 Sash, 7 Edictal, 8 Personal loan, 9 Miss universe, 14 Bunny, 15 Debts, 19 Forward, 20 Yolanda, 21 Crimped, 22 Dyeline, 26 Plus, 27 Elms.