Quick crossword - Scotland on Sunday 20/05/2012

Sunday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Power – a lot might be deployed in this sport (5,4)

8 & 9 Across Pack up when Russian leader gets sacked? (3,2,3,4)

9 See 8 Across

11 It can be cut in Edinburgh every August (6)

12 Skill shown by paid player when you and I go to the ship (7)

13 One’s joining the foreign man, for example (4)

14 She’s hiding in the Vatican (3)

17 “It’s fishy,” remarked old Eeyore, for starters (3)

18 Censures on the rebound in box (4) SPAR

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21 A daughter is taken in by character, briefly – she wants to be one of the boys! (7)

23 Hang around, having sex appeal, in new role (6)

24 Sink particles as brewed by Harry and Hermione? (7)

25 Unsophisticated one within part of church (5)

26 Ruined small city of antiquity in heroic exploit (9)

DOWN

2 Actress and sophisticated hostess entrances Russian leaders (5)

3 Warne, finally, bowls out, using these? (6)

4 Choose nothing but exercise (3)

5 Work on the newspapers – and stamp down on the masses (7)

6 Strange variety of Scottish rugby player (7)

7 Meddle with Milan side, through panic, we’re told (9)

10 Throw out members of a famous tournament (4)

12 Common bar in which gangster is witnessed (9)

15 Drug making one hopeful, or almost (7)

16 As car might be, bidding farewell to Heath? (7)

19 Has a distant love for card game (4)

20 Where eleven come unstuck? (6)

22 Nervous about the future, for instance (5)

24 Weedy fellow returns in step (3)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across 3, Jane Eyre. 8, Weir. 9, Experience. 10, Asks. 11, Iona. 13, Tosca. 17, Ernest. 18, Intone. 19, Emits. 22, Bede. 24, Mark. 25, Brilliance. 26, Nine. 27, Retorted. Down 1, Terse. 2, See 16 Down. 4, Arena. 5, Eliot. 6, Yanks. 7, Elevates. 12, Nith. 14, On the mend. 15, December. 16 & 2 Down. Vice-President. 20, Idiot. 21, Solar. 22, Blake. 23, Drink.

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