The Scotsman

WEEKEND CROSSWORD

No 3285

- By Derek Allen

ACROSS

1 Antagonism that is unhealthy (3,7) 7 Go back held by extremely fussy old-fashioned person (4) 9 Animal going east and west alternatel­y (3) 10 Member of vitamin B complex found in joint of the French wine (10) 11 Move quickly from animal park starting Monday (4) 12 Making clear what is foreign to us (12) 15 Fellows receiving one threat (6) 17 Coming into play (8) 18 Sad lad found in Derbyshire (4,4) 20 Berry quietly left with the lady’s thin slice of meat (6) 21 What appeals in the afternoon? (4,3,2,3) 24 Move inside with hesitation for female gamete (4) 26 Icy Italian city dweller (10) 27 Particular curvaceous bit (3) 28 Antelope or ox going round railway (4) 29 Removing inequaliti­es before night away? (7,3)

DOWN

2 Left dry animal sanctuary (4) 3 Having a ruddy complexion while one’s going round very important islands (7,4) 4 Tale I rewrote about Israeli port (5) 5 In poetry it’s the opposite (7) 6 Converted reagent or dynamo (9) 7 In disbelief, Ezra found the hat (3) 8 Aviation workers floor ship’s company (6,4) 13 Making clear what is foreign to us (11) 14 On friendly terms at all times expressing surprise (4,1,5) 16 Queen and Cleo were moved by the persuasive speech (9) 19 Newly born child Anne with toe injured (7) 22 In the north, Oliver found domeshaped tombs (5) 23 Banned off-key tuba (4) 25 Man’s short raincoats can be heard (3)

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