The Scotsman

CROSSWORDS AND GAMES

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS

1 Oriental still not having feeling (11) 9 Mature this time last month (5) 10 Legend about revolution­ary spy

working for both sides (6,5) 11 Drug dealer did not start as escort (5) 12 Father’s port, one in California (8) 14 Fee for a keeper? (8) 15 Lady found protection on pond (4,3) 17 Puts on clothes, ladies clothes (7) 20 Turtle coming from wrong French river

(8) 21 She heard about it having been used

again (8) 24 Short musical opening (5) 25 Currency obtained without effort to

spend on preserve? (5,3,3) 26 Ogre taking part of a lady (5) 27 Tube with less dirty wire (4-7)

DOWN

2 Make a low sound before taking the

Spanish cash (5) 3 Skeletal part, a bit I replaced (5) 4 Tore tape removed in noted drama (8) 5 Dawdler did not finish exchanging glad

rags (7) 6 At art, use combinatio­n to soak

completely (8) 7 Two that are so great are particular but

not specified (4-3-4) 8 Ill-fated leading actor went to the other

side (4-7) 12 How puppeteers use their influence

(4,7) 13 Spirited male relative? (4,7) 16 After being very warm in river, plan chart to be produced from aerial pictures (8) 18 This owner has a just claim (8) 19 Mundane dish announced (7) 22 One is getting up, spending year in the

country (5) 23 Get off the mark (5)

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