The Scotsman

Including Scotsman’s Weekend crossword

- By Derek Allen

ACROSS

1 One about to take a seat while working at a location (2-4) 4 Barrister endlessly consuming a drink (8) 9 Boy on the run (6) 10 Height of singer for the most part with one performing duet (8) 12 Look with disapprova­l in poor light (4,1,3,4) 15 Lake found when river rose dangerousl­y (9) 17 Egg found in new sort of henhouse (5) 18 Was first to continue in being (5) 19 Guy bunged off beach car (4-5) 20 Stop working at the mill? (5,2,1,4) 24 Former partner Penny allowed to be outspoken (8) 25 Bag Zoe transferre­d to building in the garden (6) 26 Pure-bred line of ancestors (8) 27 Interfere with sound award (6)

DOWN

1 Took corner too sharply and capsized (10) 2 Withdraws labour before one, I left to eat humble pie (6,4) 3 From Bolton gangster took vehicle (5) 5 Birth certificat­e? (8,4) 6 A lovebird prepared uniform colour (5-4) 7 A question on a liquid (4) 8 Be prolific but meet disaster (4) 11 Usual plonk from France (3,9) 13 How iron workers on next year’s work will progress well (5,5) 14 Unadventur­ous not given to travel (4-2-4) 16 Officer counting votes on the way back (9) 21 Not ignorant about a place in Hertfordsh­ire (5) 22 First person in France on record as having vehicle (4) 23 Part of vegan’s pudding? (4)

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