The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

ACROSS

1 It’s so great to develop warehousin­g (7) 5 Obtain, with difficulty, new angle (5) 11 Capital decorative motif seen at military performanc­e (9,6) 12 A unilateral declaratio­n of independen­ce from car maker (4) 13 Arabs radicalise­d at Iraqi port (5) 14 It plays your music in place of discs, primarily (4) 17 Day of celebratio­n that’s pleasant in lagoon city (6) 18 Tied act down to what must be obeyed (7) 20 Legal officer holds cypher in his personal space (7) 22 You are told to fill in paperwork for discussion groups (6) 24 High-pitched sound makes one take a quick look (4) 25 Stay with pitch on railway (5) 26 Dressing suitably for Irish county (4) 29 Be amused when ball’s over the line and dismiss as ridiculous (5,3,2,5) 30 Jerseys etc – when standing up they smell terrible! (5) 31 Cheese given to posh girl by angel (7)

DOWN

2 Poor showing in final exam stream causes full thickness damage (5-6,4) 3 Bury shattered gem (4) 4 Relevant introducti­on given when younger man enters (7) 6 Peter lands on meadow with jump (4) 7 Being leading clothes shop, take move as a temporary fix (1,4-3,7) 8 Roger takes key back during broadcast (5) 9 Participat­ed in supplying answer to fragment (6) 10 Move unruly or weird somehow (7) 15 Baltic people said to have fishy connection­s ... (5) 16 ... fish found at beginning of slippery slope (5) 19 Excitedly give us a clap on the shoulder (7) 21 A prude turns to study (4,2) 22 On behalf of the majority, change destinatio­n to Taiwan now (7) 23 Test extent of time on castle mound (5) 27 Close shed on Sunday (4) 28 Tree hugger taking top half off (4)

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