CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Troops stride out with member of Scotsman staff, say (6,6) 9 and 10 Exciseman has traditions to put forward when placed in charge (7,7) 11 Tolerate particular version (4) 12 Twisted injury (5)

13 Acquire excellent premier beverage (4) 16 Granny’s enthusiastic regarding cloth (7) 17 In jug, phone round daily (7)

18 Loop the loop – it’s to die for! (3-4) 21 False report of Scotsman going to New York (7)

23 Yearn for being off at start of party event (4) 24 Bedclothes of the French old soldier (5) 25 Siamese connection called for (4)

28 Fruit that’s a must as it makes a comeback (7)

29 Reckon to eat, then sit (7) 30 A loner’s confused by practice of Scottish food name (5,7)

DOWN

2 Press family of Russian writer (7)

3 Swindler beheaded is still swindler (4) 4 Elite force before very long catch up with WWI poet (7)

5 Doctor admitted dead in the water (7) 6 Argument? It’s given back very loudly with ... (4)

7 ... rumpus that will ruin cot in getting sorted (7)

8 Trial under extreme pressure produces gold share near to source of heat (6,2,4) 9 Share with the endless corruption of competitive argument (3,3,6) 14 Continue to have successful career (3,2) 15 Seabird Yankee found in ravine (5) 19 Crucial to take route via plot (7)

20 It seeps out, rumour of former lover you’re going with again (7)

21 Scale he devises for football team (7) 22 John cut short game, reforming Chinese pastime (3,4)

26 Watch out for shrinking gum (4) 27 Computist using alternate characters makes choice (4)