The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

ACROSS

1 Like a cool guy partaking of the French food (6) 4 Sign of injury that’s fake inflicted by fearsome weapon (8) 9 Having deep longings concerning brilliance (6) 10 Got one’s teeth into sections of minor roles (3,5) 12 Vapour that may arise when adding argon (5) 13 Abusive method of trapping garden pest? (9) 14 Financiall­y disastrous IOUS run up (7) 15 Couples remove name from retro auditory effect (4) 19 Passport endorsemen­t with regard to removing duplicatio­n (4) 21 Ran off, off, after original spice, spice (7) 24 How does that man apply himself to fancy hat? (9) 26 This man is unruffled under first concealmen­t (5) 27 A hundred brexiteers are notoriousl­y sticky with Willie (8) 28 Actors performing begin to knit (4,2) 29 One needs ear attuned to this musical piece (8) 30 Title of company always interferin­g, they say (6)

DOWN

1 So rudely interrupte­d in fantasy (8) 2 Ladies X and Y turn out to have spelling difficulty (8) 3 See storm boil over volcano (9) 5 Relaxed with white wine treatment, perhaps (7) 6 Sulks while dabs eyes initially covered (5) 7 Vegetable found in container in the end (6) 8 Leave voluntaril­y – then commit oneself again? (6) 11 Flightless birds housed in Science Museum (4) 16 One at place in bureau to perform rite (9) 17 High churchmen before and after time with last rites (8) 18 One names order for flowers (8) 20 Swore French glass included in advertisem­ent (7) 21 Unremarkab­le call for help with zero outcome (2-2) 22 Wedges of truffles, say (6) 23 Provider of tic puts energy into job (6) 25 Officer takes vehicle to bed (5)

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