Weekend crossword - The Scotsman 12/05/2012

1 Grace provided very fine specimen outside (8)

5 In tabernacle Richard Priest (6)

10 Environments, Michael’s reportedly included place in France (7)

11 Exclude king in extract (7)

12 Old Mexican becoming Arizonan detective (5)

13 Scrawl “insect” on bomb (9)

14 Livelihood handed to one on a plate? (5,3,6)

17 Close at hand possibly when almost improper (4,3,7)

21 Not much of a spark (9)

23 Weaken a French cap (5)

24 Grit Len removed from hair (7)

25 Stamina that is right to have when more courageous (7)

26 Time, time has been moved to the end for this dance (6)

27 Fellow actor? (8)

DOWN

1 Mourn when Benjamin captures old bird (6)

2 Having a well-known team, everybody’s a heavenly body (3-4)

3 Cutting ditch with a group of conservationists (9)

4 Field test Alex and I organised on heavenly body (5,9)

6 Affecting small part in nearby area (5)

7 Unusual portion of cheese (7)

8 Fifth bloodthirsty feline first in group (8)

9 Corrigenda Glen reproduced about heavenly body (9,5)

15 High land not near the sea (9)

16 Physicist from Sweden had anxiety with gypsy (8)

18 Go in van round the city (7)

19 I left variety of imperial money in Honduras (7)

20 Rue nut concoction that is deceptive (6)

22 John does not have one indication of vacancy (2,3)

Yesterday’s solution

Across: 8 Class act, 9 Spinal, 10 Expose, 11 Narcotic, 12 Gnat, 13 Fairground, 15 Cardiac, 17 Toaster, 20 Mettlesome, 22 Aida, 24 Gossiped, 26 Teased, 27 Femurs, 28 Weirdoes.

Down: 1 Klaxon, 2 Assorted, 3 Naked flame, 4 Stencil, 5 Tsar, 6 Kimono, 7 Patience, 14 Geocentric, 16 Acetones, 18 Seawards, 19 Hoedown, 21 Tissue, 23 Deepen, 25 Posy.

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Forestalling, 8 Rumba, 9 Logarithm, 11 Sagely, 12 Blue moon, 14 Out of sight, 15 Spit, 18 Rude, 19 Charioteer, 21 Tottered, 23 Bateau, 25 Camera-shy, 26 Trevi, 27 Ringing a bell.

Down: 1 Fumigated, 2 Real life, 3 Sold, 4 Angelshark, 5 Larder, 6 Not so, 7 Aristocratic, 10 Monetary unit, 13 High season, 16 Piecemeal, 17 Do battle, 20 Red rag, 22 Tempi, 24 Myra.