The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- HUGH JOHNSON

ACROSS 1 Is enthusiast­ic about a great deal, for good measure (4,3,7) 9 Ancient city, at the end, was sublime (3,4) 10 Popular concert, at first, needed old note to move forward (7) 11 Manage to drag one into bankruptcy (4) 12 Shares time-out in screenplay (5) 13 Is keen to accept a monetary penalty (4) 16 Stay in small American passage (7) 17 After two lower degrees, had to take on project (6) 19 Lascar, all at sea, was a bit of a rogue (6) 22 At first, bemoan defeat to old man, but can still prosper (7) 25 Take part, finding a mass of fish-eggs on line (4) 26 May have to fight to get rid of waste material (5) 27 Ruler in the Gulf could end up in the mire (4) 30 May have to outline report in summary (7) 31 Return on a fixed course with old drudge, causing uproar (7) 32 Pansy growing during hibernatio­n after hippy gathering (4-2-8)

DOWN 1 After a new model, at the end, the others showed appeal (8) 2 Some collieries were definitely the worst places to be in (3,4) 3 When in spate, empty it out having to flow copiously (4) 4 Attracted decent turn-out for one inside (7) 5 Was put to good use, so put in a claim (7) 6 Proceed to find a hired thug in the US, commonly (4) 7 Is pressing club to get a new ground at the start (7) 8 Surround the last one in 9 across (5) 14 Bring in a top fellow to 17 across on glass, for instance (5) 15 May need a small child’s bed, of course (5) 18 Designed medals, having some hesitation, with gem stones (8) 20 Did everyone have to perform with a lot of work still needed? (3,2,2) 21 Use a reading-desk for just under half the lecture on a seabird (7) 22 Crew bragged about having sailed about with a top stroke (7) 23 Did a few people take an individual to be a VIP? (7) 26 Journey to Spain, for example, was rubbish (5) 28 Sent out, by return, for a spell (4) 29 Encourage some of the medics to be surgeons (4)

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