Quick Crossword - Scotland on Sunday 29/01/2012

The puzzle for Sunday 29th January...

Across

1 & 6 Down Persistence in tradition sees a third abolished brutally by start of December (3,6,3,4)

8 The inevitable contents of musical drama? (5)

9 Leaders of United, possibly implicated in Latin translation of “union”… (7)

11 …hit out in victory, but not from the outside (6)

12 Father’s stern about his type of people (7)

13 Indistinct band (4)

14 Conclude when dodgy customers are well concealed (3)

17 Professor might point to the party, originally (3)

18 Honest love for writer (4)

21 What Salome’s remembered for – introducing very short overture (7)

23 She’s found in Calais – a belle femme…(6)

24 …and more than one cut brings back the French (7)

25 Relative found in EEC organisation (5)

26 Staggering racket about stranger linked to government head (9)

Down

2 There’s a song about her aural conversion (5)

3 Chart-topping fellows with a penchant for elimination? (6)

4 Under the weather in Lower Largo, for starters (3)

5 Where, in Europe, Eve’s upset about 4 (7)

6 See 1 Across

7 Steps taken in drought conditions? (4,5)

10 Singer’s in a lot of trouble (4)

12 Certainly dealing in futures sent price tumbling (9)

15 Dignified elderly female’s an active type and full of wit (7)

16 Wiped out Terry’s return in action (7)

19 Move slowly towards the border… (4)

20 …and move quickly towards the vehicle, always poetically (6)

22 Such a reaction might get church in a fankle (5)

24 Point to commercial, being disconsolate (3)

LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION

Across: 3, Chess set. 8, Goya. 9, See 17 Across. 10, Sled. 11, Exit. 13, Roast. 17, 23 Down & 9 Across, Line of least resistance. 18, Riches. 19, Stash. 22, Sore. 24, Spey. 25, Assignment. 26, Rose. 27, Redeemed.

Down: 1, See 2 Down. 2 & 1 Down, Gardeners World. 4, Hoist. 5, Sitar. 6, Senna. 7, Treatise. 12, Iffy. 14, Orchestra. 15, Alastair. 16, Ergo. 20, Assad. 21, Hague. 22, Somme. 23, See 17 Across.