The Scotsman

Cryptic Crossword

- HUGH JOHNSON

Across

1 Lay an each-way bet (4,2,4,4)

9 Record dressing, on paper (4-3) 10 Offer to be here, even when

tense (7)

11 Is certain to hold us up, about

to finish (4)

12 There's no time for taps in the

nick (5)

13 Get an advantage from a little

knowledge (4)

16 When good man lined up, he

mixed with other people (7)

17 Top driver got into the dens of

sme landowners (6)

19 Created poster very quickly

(6)

22 Stayed firm, so managed to

hang on (7)

25 A capital band was in addition

(4)

26 Set aside for the future in a

shop (5) 27 Someone gets to arrange a

portico (4)

30 See about rump, and take it

for granted (7)

31 Ill-fated vessel was of gigantic

proportion­s (7)

32 At one time, they raced from

one church to another (14)

Down

1 Deal out a few cards, say, to be

generous (8)

2 Did a van run into tree of an old

soldier (7)

3 A politician took on one group

of warriors(4)

4 Not in good humour. I fact, it's a

temper (3,4)

5 Run out of ot, steamy conditions, relating to news of the day (7)

6 Short player started to shed

tears (4) 7 Ceased fighting, having given

way to pressure (7)

8 In total, put some money into

circulatio­n (5)

14 Near enough to having a back

green (5)

15 Comes across items that were

hidden away (5)

18 Moves forward to get some

money up front (8)

20 Reps,etc, about to show

esteem (70

21 It's the wrong way to trade,

charging a higher price (7)

22 Go wrong, putting a model in

charge. It wa quite irregular (7) 23 About to turn right,organising

a train (7)

24 Pitches tents when about to

house a group of politician­s (5) 28 Turn up, about to be clean (4) 29 Some may get natural

explosion of lava from it (4)

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