Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 19/05/15

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19/05/15

ACROSS

1 Is there room on the Channel Islands for receding areas at the Poles? (7)

5 Top billed bird spewed out odd bits idly when getting nut (5)

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11 Must need a camera to be set up in gaming hall (9,6)

12 Have tolerated introduction of ban (4)

13 Infatuation one had for Turkish governor (5)

14 Small measurement seen in children (4)

17 Do better than single gangster (6)

18 Polish men star in movie (7)

20 Wind the capstan with brief bye-byes (7)

22 Girl puts in call for silence when waterlogged (6)

24 Seal off meadows (4)

25 Depict the agony as terrible to begin with (5)

26 Gets nothing from film award but reminder of injury (4)

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29 Those in the ‘ouse do drink wine with no political quarrel (3–5,7)

30 Saw in the common era (5)

31 Succulent meat run in for naked capers (7)

DOWN

2 Make advances to Roman poet?

Resulted in having had military trial (5,10)

3 Cook I removed from being in charge (4)

4 Umpire gets into stride during introduction (7)

6 This Jane’s vision encompassed the right (4)

7 Opposed to that particular strike having a time limit (7,3,5)

8 Crave to cut up – so cut up! (5)

9 Members of coven lose their leaders to hives, perhaps (6)

10 Have different ideas about building the rink (7)

15 Up till now, couch has been the first place of rest (2,3)

16 Bears operational weapon (5)

19 At start of Spring, Miss Black’s picked flowers (7)

21 Sparing when able to get into pen (6)

22 Habitual tendencies to watch television (7)

23 Composed letters out of habit, we hear (5)

27 Knock American fringe (4)

28 Audio software found in section of church (4)

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