The Scotsman

WEEKEND CROSSWORD

- By Derek Allen

ACROSS

1 Son who broadcast performer’s non-appearance (2-4) 4 Ban moral reorganisa­tion that’s unnatural (8) 9 Overdrawn in gallery up to now (2,4) 10 Vicious circle (4,4) 12 Not hold onto become less effective (4,4,4) 15 Set about unruly chic’s salad plant (9) 17 Soon back by eastern loop (5) 18 Sarah performing found room (5) 19 Make a lot of trouble coming from rallies he disrupted (5,4) 20 How cleaner will beat another thoroughly (4,3,5) 24 Bachelor having awful bother with loose garment (8) 25 Braved replacing part of speech (6) 26 Like a plateau at the highest plane (3-5) 27 Seat placed in front of starting-place (6)

DOWN

1 The rentals arranged for hives (6,4) 2 Method of riding on edge of seat (10) 3 Beat the others without doing part of it (5) 5 Divulge a dark secret? (5,2,5) 6 One time going round rose garden that is to say in compliance (9) 7 Chain letters (4) 8 Pull using energy on toboggan (4) 11 Like some batteries subject to further payment (12) 13 Regain consciousn­ess before others stop moving (4,2,4) 14 Repel a bold eccentric who is wretched (10) 16 Mad egocentric not having time for caretaker (9) 21 Sweet nonsense (5) 22 Encourage Elizabeth to some extent (4) 23 Way to have record pace (4)

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