The National (Scotland)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Foresees changes in taste about a film given backing (11)

9 Head of a house has old criminal conviction? (5)

10 Former scheme by a Conservati­ve of an illustrati­ve nature (11)

11 Young farm animal’s leg part (4)

14 Time taken by a charity, perhaps, for dance (5)

16 Eastern chap had to come out (7)

17 Superior feature of a trainer, maybe (5)

18 Car largely seen by distant Scottish town (6)

19 Doctor got up looking sad? (6)

22 Model has a rare Indian instrument (5)

23 Section of text from additional court (7)

24 Positive response about a tense Irish poet (5)

25 Require one edition without packaging (4)

26 Twit inserts rubbish in tangles? (11)

29 Bob is given tough piece of broken glass (5)

30 Where drivers change direction continuall­y? (2,5,4)

DOWN

1 Outstandin­g expert (3)

2 Waiters appreciate this piece of advice (3)

3 Cautious about learner at a new ranch initially showing pretension to skill? (11)

4 Person accepting final adhesive dressing (7)

5 Heavily defeat leaders of this rabble with little weight (7)

6 Agent in special yard (3)

7 Drop VIP alas for corruption producing censure (11)

8 Cite chaps in exercise close to others getting promotions (11)

12 Large swimmer in sense possibly beginning to show undesirabl­e quality (11)

13 Accent Harry developed to accept responsibi­lity (5,3,3)

15 How one might describe something completed in a remote place? (3,2,3,3)

20 Cheap snack from site at ground pocketing nothing (7)

21 Set aside protected area for wildlife (7)

26 Woman is paid annually in part (3)

27 Outdated coin in this way for all to see (3)

28 Relative source of heat, reportedly (3)

BENBECULA

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