The Scotsman

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No 1,580

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ACROSS

1 Creative mid fielders like shaw, Bolt, etc (10) 7 Reckon to make short work in the end (5) 9 A Greek character involved with Chelsea, Huddersfie­ld and Ipswich, initially (3) 10 Was the 2004 Derby winner a target for many artists? (5,5) 13 Fellow on the shelf might take flight (6) 15 A competitor on the track, or in the field (7) 16 Left-wing er, in short, had little time to go off (4) 18 Fleet-footed-team-from Argentina, for instance (6,4) 22 Another left-winger-started-at Raith, Elgin and Dundee (3) 24 A new top team led one to be in the opposition (4) 26 Does he dare to compete in golf’s second tier? (10) 28 Give thanks to the French. That’s a long story (4) 29 Choose a first cocktail in a liquid measure (5) 30 Performs with the right tools, no doubt (10)

DOWN

1 Protect fan turning up at an English racecourse (10) 2 Service a sound championsh­ip team with stamina (3,5) 3 Find everyone involved in football, in the end (3) 4 Last dark period for England’s cricket captain (6) 5 Gain some advantage at the end of 13 across (4) 6 Large growth by Grand National winner in 2007 (6,5) 8 Wanted to turn into an area of London’s east end (7) 9 Main character in the Kansas City team (5) 11 Try to take on new boxing promoter (5) 12 Has to take note of a betting company (4) 14 Allow the French to have time to serve again in court (3) 17 Following an old convict who may go downhill (4) 19 Lied about being unemployed (4) 20 Good meal cooked up in a flash, perhaps (5) 21 Ocean-going-vessel-going down river (5) 23 Was a university sports man feeling a bit depressed? (4) 25 New european-road-race-clear of all charges (4) 27 A poor actor may lead off Formula 1’s champion (3)

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