The Scotsman

Cryptic Crossword

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Across

1 One man puts seed in the

ground along with grafts (7)

5 Diversifie­s into something else

(6)

10 Have a cake at a hop; there's

plenty (9)

11 Give thanks to a politician at a

US city (5)

12 Brag about me getting round a

ban on trade (7)

13 Became less active, and was

able to relax (5,2)

14 Wrenches used to build

bridges (8)

17 Might a fast runner dash past

by day? (5)

19 Time to get those without

means to be back on parade (5) 21 A depot's left out as a site for

frog-spawn (8)

24 Name one growing as a

windflower (7) 25 Some residents in the US might be confined under strict limits (7)

27 At the end, used some repartee

to fit out a ship (5)

28 Did a ship seem to turn up

under stress (9)

29 Make a mistake in a throw-in,

so had a stiff drink (6)

30 Would some secret agents

support those on track? (8)

Down

1 Envisages having to cut in some likenesses (6)

2 Growing fruit along a black vertical line (5)

3 Along with a club, a fire-dog (7) 4 Brown had to leave in 10 across (5)

6 A painter, at the end, was also a performer (7)

7 One man had to intervene without delay (9) 8 Trampled, at the end, in a sudden panic (8)

9 Having moved backwards, was defeated (8)

15 Cut into prose, by the end, to take it to court (9)

16 An old flame meets up, right away, in the remote regions (8)

18 The second eleven had some hesitation to get onto pleasure boats (8)

20 It's fitting to take first son on, in order to thrive (7)

22 Was wrong to get angry, even when dealing with an atrocious act (7)

23 Judge had to find the right amount of tax to pay (6)

25 One man had to record comeback on line, using force (5)

26 Head off to commend one for advance (5)

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