The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS

1 Bound to be in an apprentice­ship (8) 6 Power and hatred from platform (6) 9 Regret part of the cruelty (3) 10 Allot work as a chemist (8) 11 Trash equipment’s by the church (6) 12 Just yours truly again (4) 13 Celebrity whose fame is spreading like the sun in the morning (6,4) 15 In-between arranging retained item (12) 18 If one playing piece goes, they all go in it (6,6) 21 Making another record (2-8) 23 Ready initially with order for garment (4) 24 Solicit Bill Price (6) 26 But lira was exchanged about noon in court (8) 27 See the yellow part (3) 28 One who adds fuel to the flames (6) 29 Bird, she drank worryingly (8)

DOWN

2 Invader puts assistant in luxury car (6) 3 Inexactitu­de mini copiers reproduce (11) 4 Ruler? (5) 5 One putting clothes on kitchen sideboard (7) 6 Dog disturbing pink geese! (9) 7 Dorothy’s diminutive point (3) 8 Not refined coming from a Parisian sachet exploding (8) 14 Proceed without difficulty along Suez Canal (4,7) 16 Company car? (9) 17 Might stop filming when there’s an interrupti­on in electricit­y supply (5,3) 19 Squander food (7) 20 Get on a bit after a fashion (6) 22 It is hard work to 20 down powder (5) 25 Type of apple tree (3)

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