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ACROSS

1 Clever stake arranged by the boss at Rugby Park (5,6) 8 Georgia had some know-how. Plenty, in fact (6) 13 Able to master gun designed to settle disputes (9) 14 Can correct setter coming back at last (5) 15 Go astray in other road-races (3) 16 France working with tip-top forward line (5) 17 Sporting body starting off in Aldershot, Torquay and Preston (3) 20 Transferred out of the club, creating some dissent at the end (4) 21 Ultimate target for Callum Hawkins, in the long run (8) 22 To get through three onerous races can take a long time (3) 24 Show positive aspect of a leading club (6) 26 One Red had insight, training to be part of the forward line in the past (6-5) 28 Give approval for Hutchison, say, to make a comeback (3) 29 Led away to old imperial capital of Spain (6) 30 Former rangers and hearts defender off to Colorado (5,6)

DOWN

2 Making ends meet in the short break, perhaps (6) 3 Is keen to get inside a German team (5) 4 Capital place to find an old British heavyweight (6) 5 Did a creative type throw a right first? (6) 6 Booked as substitute, diving at the start (8) 7 Record-breaking athlete aiming for the World Indoor Championships (5,4) 8 Stick to Germany, Uruguay and Mexico, initially (3) 9 Have the last word in a chess game, normally (4) 10 Fast, in the midst of plenty (4) 11 One in Troon playing for a Serie A team (6) 12 Love to start new team playing in the National League North in England (10) 18 Priest is working at cooler place, as it were (6) 19 Took the blame one day for being precipitate (5) 20 Read about a horse-breeding establishment, by the end (5) 23 Can she get into the german national team? (4) 25 Favourite to get through the competition (3) 27 Is out of sorts in the billiard room (3)

Last week’s winner of £30 Love to Shop vouchers was David Spiers, Craigmore Road, Rothesay Entries to: Crossbar competition, The Scotsman, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 2HS. The winner’s name and solution will be published next Monday. The Scotsman Publications Ltd employees and their families are not eligible. The Editor’s decision is final.