The Scotsman

Cryptic Crossword

- HUGH JOHNSON

Across

1 Go some way at least, in one direction (4)

3 Meets up with two hands at some bars (10)

10 Suffered from having too much work (9)

11 Name a little bird left at the end (5)

12 A final letter sent from some games (5)

13 Used granite, on line, when warning of an attack (8)

15 One train turned up at the end, in a state of rest (7)

17 Gets to grips with harness items (7)

19 First man led another with a different meaning (7)

21 May grow less, so will waste away (7)

22 Before taking care on Sunday one's involved in make believe (8)

24 After expression­s of disapprova­l, one had little time to arrange promotion (5)

27 Did one have to estimate how

cross one will be? (5)

28 Have little time to get three As

to net a venomous spider (9) 29 It has no chance of being

successful (3-7)

30 Informatio­n is coming in from

all directions (4)

Down

1 Is conducive to being frugal (10)

2 Have a tantrum at some stage (5)

4 Ivan ran away from a blissful state (7)

5 Strange workers, at the end, had one of a broken set (7)

6 Small number had the front of 11 across, but it's not the one (3,2)

7 Is it time for England, at the end, to become tied up in knots (9)

8 Hold back some of the system, finally (4)

9 Run short, so put into difficulti­es. It sounds right (8)

14 Carry only the most important items (10)

16 Is about to treat nine having to gain their attention (9)

18 Going up in the world, ascend in good order (8)

20 A clergyman drops out of an abbey church (7)

21 Keeps an eye on those who carry things out, in practice (7)

23 Had little time to hire out an English runner (5)

25 Find the seed of a flowering plant (5)

26 Mean to sound like one's bearing (4)

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