The Scotsman

Weekend Crossword

- By Derek Allen

ACROSS

1 Someone who waits at home (8,7) 9 Cross upsetting realist (7) 10 Visibly is not affected by sorrow (3-4) 11 Replaced tartan item with hypothetic­al stuff (10) 12 Drumming for some bread (4) 14 Celestial being found French wine, it appeared during home repairs (8) 15 Usually one is not fit to see one (6) 17 Furtive going round base without speed (6) 18 Returns from work (8) 21 Francis did not start digging with this tool (4) 22 One seeking financial support had enjoyment upsetting raiders (4-6) 24 Notice during quarrel hole-boring tool (7) 25 First part having very unpleasant smell (7) 26 Beastly MP? (9,6)

DOWN

1 Reject girl’s stiff paper (7) 2 Russian drink that is incendiary (7,8) 3 With easy unobstruct­ed progress in the pool? (10) 4 I had existence and personalit­y (8) 5 Depress a theologian in the money (6) 6 Welshman Robert initially potentiall­y shy (4) 7 Does this mean that quality of wine does not matter when it is rough? (3,4,2,1,5) 8 Roof repairer accepted two dabs initially or other fish (7) 13 Cream stone? (10) 16 Most important churchman (8) 17 Rubs cup over in order to wash thoroughly (5,2) 19 Almost certain to be true but is bizarre (7) 20 Licensee does not have a new type of convenienc­e (6) 23 Disguised part had been carried away (4)

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