The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

ACROSS 1 Half-hearted fighting that’s cost-conscious (7) 5 Throws up when taking a seat on board (5) 11 Difficult moment in magician’s job? (6,9) 12 Uninspirin­g apartment (4) 13 Unacceptab­le, whichever way you look at it (3,2) 14 Warning re sinking of animated fish (4) 17 Feel bitter at trees being moved around end of garden (6) 18 Throw weight about skill in producing food that’s raw (7) 20 Rome’s up in disarray at representa­tives in Brussels (4-3) 22 Jordan is home to resident of another country (6) 24 One sort of hat I put on to make into another (4) 25 Procedure Edward chose (5) 26 Initially ready with employment of stratagem (4) 29 Declining retail custom gives prompt to final time in the sun (5,7,3) 30 Farm buildings situated near start of residentia­l area (5) 31 Online swine collects single follow er (7)

DOWN 2 Characteri­stic of soldier to have his own things (7,8) 3 Leaning over garden tool (4) 4 Discover that Yorkshire speaker has some knowledge (4,3) 6 Hand over cash with first look in at drama (4) 7 Mess made when burst in with what colonists supposedly carried (5,4,6) 8 Teachers’ support (5) 9 As a maximum in the usual event (2,4) 10 Ken void transactio­n when called upon (7) 15 Selects matches for hairstyles (5) 16 Mate offering shoulder to cry on (5) 19 Is furious to become aware of article on the Sabbath (7) 21 Please create tree like mahogany (6) 22 Super detective sergeant cleverly to assume disguise (5,2) 23 Endless Yankee machinatio­ns in African country (5) 27 Kind to use a keyboard (4) 28 Catch last man in droop (4)

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