The Scotsman

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ACROSS

7 and 10 Reduce meal requests, say, for Victorian poor (5,6)

8 Pass passed off and came a cropper (9) 10 see 7

11 Rubbish star sign at US roundabout­s (8) 12 Is drip being hidden in joint likely to result in arguments? (8)

13 Test initial hypothesis of garden tiger, for example (4)

15 Say again what the others had for dinner (7) 17 Great nation? It’s all in the mind (7)

20 Box found in corner shop, perhaps (4) 22 Shrub offers scope as I develop (8) 25 Give a car a new look at manse (8) 26 and 28 Grieving mother stands to wield knife at friend of Romeo (6,5) 27 Make a mess of measuring flowers (9) 28 See 26

DOWN

1 Swell ruler, I hear, in breeze (2-7)

2 Saint enacts rule on mountain (8)

3 He stays at school, perhaps, with a plant in garden bed (7)

4 Guy who has been around for many a year has ancient watch (3-5)

5 and 6 Soul may come clean with means to determine flat surface (6,5)

9 It’s a retiring wine (4)

14 Raise plan about American fliers (9) 16 Partner I turn turtle (8)

ROS SHERARD 18 Neat sweater seen on boat (8)

19 Yells with fear at appearance of top people in terror squad (7)

21 Work out an original route in two dimensions (6)

23 Undistingu­ished call for help comes to nothing (2-2)

24 Firmly fix by cutting top off hedge (5)

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