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1 Record series of matches by 30

across ended by 9 down (8,3) 10 Is one of the four Grand Slam

tennis venues a hit? (4) 11 Deceive party in powerful

position, at the end (4) 12 Cross the ball, and tell the other

players about it (4,2,2) 14 Serves cooked roast, etc (6,2) 15 Did a playboy prepare the surface

for field event athletes? (4) 16 Small implement used to

dispense the cards (4) 17 Criticise Chicago player upset at

empty theatre (6) 18 Add up some consumer spending

(3) 20 Old Welsh golfer played in Derby, Aberdeen and Inverness, initially (3) 21 Six deliveries needed for a super

trophy in the US (4) 23 Read about top manager having

the vision (5) 24 International team appearing in

Peru’s athletics stadium (3) 26 Quickly go back to get a skittle (3) 27 Old leader of 24 across seen

playing at a range (6) 28 Is able to start in a Mexican team

(3) 29 Keep pace with a team-mate in

the game (5) 30 Premier side losing to 9 down to

end 1 across (6) 31 The right locations for some spectacles, we’re told (5)

DOWN 2 Things may look bad for former Hearts and Rangers midfielder (5) 3 Capital place in Europe to find top football teams (9) 4 Attempts to score some points at Murrayfield (5) 5 In addition, the majority have to play on after 90 minutes (5,4) 6 Go on at some speed in a practice session (3-7) 7 Jumper, in short, put out to get rid of him (6) 8 National team often playing in 3 down failed to reach the World Cup in Russia (11) 9 SPFL team ending the 1 across by

30 across (6) 10 Sprinklers used to prepare for the

Roses match, as it were (6) 11 Get one’s head down to perform

on board ship (4) 13 Prepare to get reply by return in

Stirling, Alloa and Stranraer (3) 17 Initially, 2 down won a cricket

trophy on stream, as it were (4) 19 Intended to be quite tight-fisted,

at the end (5) 21 Old carrier designed for cobra,

right away (4) 22 Long story turned into a fine

picture (4) 23 Thrown by some gamers in

sporadic events (4) 25 Be economical, and keep the ball

out of the net (4) 27 Motoring club reversed a Grand

Prix vehicle (3) Last week’s winner of £30 Love to Shop vouchers is Sian Mackenzie, Orchard Road, Edinburgh. Entries to: Crossbar competition, The Scotsman, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh EH4 2HS. The winner’s name and solution will be published next Monday. The Scotsman Publications Ltd employees and their families are not eligible. The Editor’s decision is final.