Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 20/04/13

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 I in France have a new soul that’s distrustful of rivalry (7)

5 High table (7)

9 Little Billy who is totally confused (5,5-2,3)

10 Brief late news report (4)

11 Nothing is one’s responsibility during romantic relationship (4,6)

13 The whole seasoning is Jamaica pepper (8)

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14 Grace travels round and finds something to put before another word in Greece (6)

16 Avoid attention in bottom bunk? (3,3)

18 Levy by Inland Revenue on one not known initially where cabs are found (4,4)

21 Again manufactured and made a copy (10)

22 Some are rushing to get some beef (4)

24 Found way to corner king? (10,5)

25 Hardly? (7)

26 Small child with Terence has no right to be unsteady (7)

DOWN

1 Versatile fellow located jar with flask overturned (4-2-3-6)

2 A second-class American tool, one Albert used away from the axis (7)

3 Agate, some Anthony X-rayed (4)

4 Old bird in southern Channel Islands has company in hot dusty wind (8)

5 Penny to mention favour (6)

6 Water on top of castle is nitric acid! (10)

7 Sleek ad about valley in Lake District (7)

8 Imprisoned below part of canal as well as part of port, say (5,4,3,3)

12 No more than useless making mischief (2,2,2,4)

15 Mace sent damaging window (8)

17 Public showing by Sarah laying herself bare? (7)

19 Runner’s two articles allowed to be included (7)

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20 Certainly sounds like land bordering the sea, sheltered side (6)

23 Mac, one left the racecourse (4)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Flower pot men, 9 Patriot, 10 Cistern, 11 Shoo, 12 Kayak, 13 Plum, 16 Igneous, 17 Dead set, 18 Endemic, 21 Caliphs, 23 Tosh, 24 Brook, 25 Huge, 28 Awesome, 29 Sawmill, 30 The story goes.

Down: 2 Let down, 3 Wain, 4 Rituals, 5 Orchard, 6 Most, 7 Needles, 8 An empty shell, 9 Pestilential, 14 Poems, 15 Wally, 19 Dissect, 20 Current, 21 Crosser, 22 Pauline, 26 Dope, 27 Swag.

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