The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS

1 and 19 Place with cows and bees where it is very pleasant (4,2,4,3,5) 6 Come back by air (4) 10 Level layer of society? (7) 11 Fitting stabbing instrument (7) 12 Speaker’ s prohibited articles from left and right that may go over one’s head (8) 13 The lady accepted one before five had narrow escape (5) 15 Fairly attractive( 6) 17 and 31 Past end result that can be predicted (8,10) 19 See 1 across 21 Building standing firm (6) 24 Rancho is to include lift (5) 25 Prediction made in front of actors (8) 28 Relating to radiation moving about in cacti (7) 29 Spend money with everybody on website with access restricted by arrangemen­t (7) 30 Step up from the gutter (4) 31 See 17

DOWN

1 Leo’s about to be defeated (4) 2 Ran up with speed to provide commentary (7) 3 Chose to relocate depot (5) 4 Brief time of importance (6) 5 Golden dog found in Canada (8) 7 Can vote out small amount of South American money (7) 8 Horizontal, honest and truthful (2,3,5) 9 Sees remaining order (4,4) 14 Patch of colour returned on something behind basin to protect wall (10) 16 Running over the top in town in Hertfordsh­ire (8) 18 Cigar that cannot be improved on round at the end (8) 20 Boat that goes with the tide (7) 22 Sam a bit troubled by the rice (7) 23 Unfinished portico collapsed on the line (6) 26 Rodent turned up after being shy (5) 27 Garry leaves cap in valley (4)

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