Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman

ACROSS

1 I pressed Celt to convert this royal throne of kings (8,4)

9 Obliged party to drink (7)

10 Ritual includes psychic power of relief (7)

11 Pudding that’s made for two when topping’s changed (4)

12 The woman was attached to single king or religious leader (5)

13 More than satisfy by withdrawal of Greek letters (4)

16 International tone that can’t be relied on (7)

17 Mingler ... mixer ... trouble-maker (7)

18 Babyhood considered in imagination (7)

21 Stronghold involving seven (7)

23 Lord’s not finished in good time (4)

24 Killed with crooked nails (5)

25 Heard to take a look at art movement (4)

28 American shrub that will take old name (7)

29 Medication I’m taking on the back of a bike (7)

30 A way to be penitent, clean up and get match trophy (4,3,5)

DOWN

2 Something chewed goes semi=solid in clubs (7)

3 Footed the bill for accommodation I’m in (4)

4 Found book with revolutionary content (7)

5 Much loved river (7)

6 Creates a shining environment from sort of window (4)

7 Dialect translation of proclamations (7)

8 Body with everyone taking on a deposit for bank advance (8,4)

9 Beauty queen to want higher education with poetry (4,8)

14 Fast-breeder devotee (5)

15 Liabilities of the French telephone company covered (5)

19 Send on, on behalf of protégeé (7)

20 You nearly succeed in getting a vernacular version of Iolanthe (7)

21 Wept when member entered and curled up (7)

22 Needily working at printing process (7)

26 Please take the States in addition (4)

27 Article in Spanish manuscript on trees (4

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Get out of the road, 9 Transcend, 10 Opium, 11 Exact, 12 Assailant, 13 Talon, 15 Advancing, 17 Raconteur, 19 Lapse, 21 Falsehood, 23 Siren, 24 Dregs, 25 Sensitive, 26 Put one’s foot in it.

Down: 1 Get better, 2 Travail, 3 Upset, 4 Opera, 5 Tides over, 6 Emotional, 7 Origami, 8 Demit, 14 Non-person, 15 Ale-houses, 16 Green belt, 18 Collect, 20 Portion, 21 Fed up, 22 Dingo, 23 Stint.