The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS

1 Indisputab­ly from different source (2,6) 6 Take off a foreign dress? Everything (6) 9 Island, not one in the sea (3) 10 An arbiter taken in by Indian void of anxiety (8) 11 Representa­tive in foreign government (6) 12 During the intermezzo, I concluded it was to do with animals (4) 13 Limited, allowing no laxity in a rush (10) 15 Coyness naiad displayed during festival (9,3) 18 Unnecessar­y fuss about entertainm­ent (4,3,5) 21 Vow a record could be broken by timber worker (10) 23 Small island measuremen­t (4) 24 Watchdog legally encompassi­ng sharp bend (6) 26 Monica and I’d moved to the country (8) 27 House’s odd colour (3) 28 Lose sight of metal workshop by junction (6) 29 Arranging her diet, Penny once wavered (8)

DOWN

2 and 14 Does it indicate where toilet is on board? (4,2,11) 3 Above having been asked for money when it’s filled to excess (11) 4 Not so common to be less well done (5) 5 US poet for whom men rose in a frenzy (7) 6 Put one’s name beneath notice (9) 7 Hit music (3) 8 Incidental­ly that is where to find kerbstones (2,3,3) 14 See2 16 Study nothing of old in Irish province (9) 17 Pathetic way daughter takes sherry (8) 19 Not in agreement as to how it should be split (7) 20 Hard lump of dripping (6) 22 Send some more mittens (5) 25 Look over grand piece of firewood (3)

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