The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- DEREK ALLEN

ACROSS

1 I’m free to be unusually early (6,4) 6 Had included Romeo who is tough (4) 10 Blissful place, city individual getting in the money (7) 11 None other took food for newly born child (7) 12 Bear to allow little stream (8) 13 Salad plant Rex found in pool (5) 15 Unload a French medicinal compress (6) 17 and 19 Carbonara alewife cooked for Angloirish soldier and author (8,2,6) 21 Summary not quite exact (6) 24 In Memphis, USA, name lady (5) 25 Man who is devoted to search for angel shark (8) 28 Judy’s wreath?(7) 29 Regular procedure in being way out (7) 30 Quite large and neat (4) 31 Sit back lazily and in France toil on interlaced articles (10)

DOWN

1 Plot to make beer (4) 2 Spider’s web plant (7) 3 Greek character included fashionabl­e beast (5) 4 Glass has no right to roll about (6) 5 Very small details, two different ones appearing in time (8) 7 A menial was lost at the battle (7) 8 Feeling for the right gear (5,5) 9 Careless errors about this French wizard (8) 14 Unable to see first half of proverb (3,2,5) 16 Tool was raised after series finished (8) 18 By way of newspapers, TV etc taking middle course (3,5) 20 Confident beneficiar­y of insurance policy (7) 22 Heard of gambling place in central Italy (7) 23 In the manor a king-sized jacket (6) 26 Blemish on court? (5) 27 Pauper kept part of incidental gain (4)

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