Quick crossword - Scotland on Sunday 05/08/2012

ACROSS

1 Having secured eminence, celebrates making money (9)

8 Pal in a church, initially (5)

9 Drug making one hopeful, or almost (7)

11 Open jug made with treacle, endlessly (6)

12 Wade, for instance, gets the skinny on Lear’s nonsense (7)

13 Departed loudly, enraging fellow travellers,

originally (4)

14 This silly fellow gains 50% agreement (3)

17 Conference sheds quiet listener (3)

18 & 21 Across Hostile teen is licked into shape and does as he is told (4,3,4)

21 See 18 Across

23 & 6 Down It’s potentially explosive, scattered around in miniature dots (6,7)

24 Workers here are all thin and withered (3,4)

25 A peacekeeper in Scotland (5)

26 Chant about the best and end up crying (9)

DOWN

2 Is in possession of note at speed (5)

3 Gaining new role, it is inclined to hang around (6)

4 Palindromic sister (3)

5 Rebuked the venerable in December’s brief retreat (7)

6 See 23 Across

7 This creature is involved in orchestra arrangements (9)

10 Where to put question to terrorists? (4)

12 Thousands beat what the Scots attained in 1990 (5,4)

15 Learner might dust out hospital department (7)

16 Comes back with profits (7)

19 Avoid a Frenchman, being quiet at first (4)

20 Ageing thespian – and not a good one – is linked to athletic footballers (6)

22 Material found in US city and British one, or half of it (5)

24 We’re told there is an atmosphere in this Scottish town (3)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across 1 & 18 Across, On the face of it. 8, North. 9, Courage. 11, See 3 Down. 12, Fielder. 13, Stun. 14, Yet. 17, Sea. 18, See 1 Across. 21, Seville. 23, Guinea. 24, Potions. 25, Aches. 26, Elsewhere. Down 2, Naomi. 3 & 11 Across, Harold Pinter. 4, Ape. 5, Enlists. 6, Britons. 7, Short wave. 10, Glee. 12, Frying pan. 15, Tonight. 16, Finesse. 19, Hero. 20, Finish. 22, Loner. 24, Pas.