The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- 20 Go in sea with trepidatio­n, and suffer (7) 21 Top people use gaming accessory (7) 22 Is it possible for young person to be seen in works dining-room? (7) 23 Books shopping delivery of fruit (7) 24 Given monetary penalty, one’s heard to discover (5)

ACROSS

1 Exhibit stubbornes­s when at archaeolog­ical site in unsuitable footwear? (3,2,4,5) 9 Greek hero gave the things here to you and me (7)

10 Television link running round old city can be put right (7)

11 Girl loses head at sound of funeral (4) 12 No country for the old men? Quite possibly (5)

13 Dead at 31 – shed moisture (4)

16 Stop listening to what’s off key (4,3) 17 Squash quadruped’s knee (6) 19 An introducti­on to plate of pastry (6) 22 Online graphics put internet protocol at heart of mess in Scotland (4,3)

25 Is dying of love, initially, for pop star (4) 26 Secures a place in carts (5)

27 Fusses over fizzy drink (4)

30 They organise books I stored badly (7) 31 Almost tie happy knot in loving memory, say (7)

32 Behave like a typical rat when in 7th Armoured Division? (6,4,4)

DOWN

1 Explode bomb at school during meeting (8) 2 Moscow complex changes leader, newly faced with mechanical bug ... (7)

3 ... and says “no” or “in due course” excepting overtime (4)

4 Budding nest can be destroyed (7) 5 She-cats fighting in little bags (7) 6 Starting off to get an education in order to make a living (4)

7 Free artists involved in case of defamation (7)

8 Cries at little extra (5)

14 Canned beef is poison (5)

15 Five’s the limit for social call (5)

18 What arts can be deployed for affording sun protection? (5,3)

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