The Scotsman

DOUBLE CROSSWORD

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CRYPTIC CLUES: Across 3. Stroll on which one could be caught napping? (9) 8. A route from home (4) 9. Managing director's position in the sea? (9) 10. Needing food, get article out of the country (6) 11. Game attempts to score? (5) 14. Correct - about 100 want a ceasefire (5) 15. Not a fruitless engagement? (4) 16. Draws the line at regulation­s? (5) 18. Everybody finds youth leader a friend (4) 20. Left back takes in nothing in scout group (5) 21. A long time for 19 to be

without new leader (5) 24. An attractive thing, no doubt

(6) 25. Salutation for an expensive lady (4,5) 26. Go beyond success in

examinatio­n (4) 27. The miserlines­s of minors' pay (9) Down 1. Fellow not bareheaded, gets sunburn in New York (9) 2. Father is completely at home. How it hurts! (9) 4. Roman historian brought up in tiny village (4) 5. Mistake almost brings great fear (5) 6. About 500 courted where there are trees (6) 7. Just the bird for a prank! (4) 9. Request to supply religious organisati­on (5) 11. Stories of the first alcoholic drinks (5) 12. Or also ban drinking-spot (6,3) 13. Autocratic rule makes side stomp out (9) 17. It gets let off energetica­lly (5) 19. Longs to take part and really earn something (6) 22. Province of Eire almost (5) 23. Gamble on a letter from Greece (4) 24. Most important stretch of water (4)

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