The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Excitable ball-boy accepts daughter is female with an innocent appearance (4,4) 5 Good scope for opening moves (6) 9 Roar Ian’s developed, he fancies Rose (8) 10 Fine-tune impartial commercial first (6) 11 Monstrous lake? (4,4) 13 All out hit (6) 14 The Spanish started keeping deer (3) 16 Very old English chimney included in the book (6) 19 Study made by single Buddhist resident (7) 20 Do rule out making more sound (6) 21 For what reason this might be asked (3) 26 Plump Felix, he’s very wealthy (3,3) 27 Mistakenly we impart hypothetic­al distortion of years (4,4) 28 Part of the head church (6) 29 Apple, it’s crushed and might be used in soup (5,3) 30 Treat with contempt and dispose of in the river (6) 31 It’s drier in the kitchen (3,5)

DOWN

1 Only just in the flesh (6) 2 Halve part that is dry inside (6) 3 Many a call for courage (6) 4 Establish co-operation with Eli as I collapsed (6) 6 Total charge, it is included in mathematic­al operation (8) 7 Exclusive hotel? (8) 8 In haste there Daniel tied animals up (8) 12 Cunning insult egghead included (7) 15 For each of the shoppers included (3) 16 Worry about sign of defiance given to divorcee (3) 17 Unlucky to have poor health (3-5) 18 Buyer negotiatin­g more cuts (8) 19 Last part in the act was fully described (8) 22 Delightful expression of excitement (6) 23 Describe small department about to be in charge (6) 24 Two foot tropical tree (6) 25 Initially spread parts right awkwardly, will lie in an awkward posture (6)

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