Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 19/05/2012

ACROSS

1 Colonel, say, found in this expressed very briefly (8)

5 Go hungry if ham’s off (6)

10 Complain endlessly about flirt (5,2)

11 Hair on the back of glutton (7)

12 Cow is not as quick, doesn’t start (5)

13 Tiny wafer of semiconducting material or tiny potato? (9)

14 Make a speech about where you live (7,7)

17 Headland with excellent prospect? (4,2,4,4)

21 Strange or amusing to one who knows nothing (9)

23 Ingenious not having a legal claim (5)

24 Most of shirt on jacket (7)

25 A tax Leo negotiated for salt (7)

26 One or two ladies we hear or sometimes a man (6)

27 Elastic to pull out with fork (8)

DOWN

1 Delightfully found one in North Carolina cathedral city (6)

2 Thus without us boatman becomes bowler (7)

3 Magic words said to be coming from poetry she composed (3,6)

4 Gentleman I name involved in hierarchy in business (4,10)

6 In Penang, looked up to the English (5)

7 Terrible ruler had garden implement — that’s novel (7)

8 Partly gone time (4-4)

9 Protects pastor involved in game that has great appeal for onlookers (9,5)

15 In a whirl they dared to lose moisture (9)

16 One does not expect to see this from a good writer (8)

18 There is not much of an opening for this sort of camera (7)

19 Unpoetically lacking imagination (7)

20 Unfeeling during sleet storm before end of day (6)

22 Some brisk yomp that is hazardous (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Spit and polish, 10 Lancaster, 11 Wrote, 12 Groupie, 13 Brisket, 14 Ticker, 16 Ulterior, 18 Forceful, 20 Grater, 23 Asocial, 24 Undergo, 26 Cacti, 27 Commandos, 28 Beginning letter.

Down: 2 Panto, 3 Trample, 4 Nether, 5 Parabola, 6 Lowlife, 7 Stocklist, 8 Flight of fancy, 9 Better or worse, 15 Cartouche, 17 Publican, 19 Exiting, 21 Redraft, 22 Tummel, 25 Radge.

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Beautify, 5 Cleric, 10 Milieux, 11 Excerpt, 12 Aztec, 13 Doodlebug, 14 Bread and butter, 17 Near the knuckle, 21 Scintilla, 23 Unman, 24 Ringlet, 25 Gutsier, 26 Minute, 27 Playmate.

Down: 1 Bemoan, 2 All-star, 3 Trenchant, 4 Fixed satellite, 6 Local, 7 Rarebit, 8 Category, 9 Recording angel, 15 Upcountry, 16 Angstrom, 18 Avignon, 19 Lempira, 20 Untrue, 22 To let