CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Sourness of a detective in Edinburgh, for example (7)

5 Lab equipment used to share video, I hear (1-4)

11 It’s a fuss about nothing, ordering team up to scan air (1,5,2,1,6)

12 Opposite part of building that’s left out (4) 13 Car had on package (5)

14 Images of odd princes (4)

17 Exercise may at first seem nuts (6) 18 Clear it with composer for musical performance (7)

20 Sin came easily to one suffering forgetfulness (7)

22 You noisily climb out of favourite tree (6) 24 Elizabeth may be special saint (4) 25 Hobbit could be frog, dog, but not horse (5) 26 State of unconsciousness produced by firm degree (4)

29 Fine frees layabouts (4,3,8) 30 Perspires on return from a departure in red light area (5)

31 Agitate for every bath to introduce river (7)

DOWN

2 Interrupt speaker and ignore person vertically challenged (3,7,5)

3 Jerk in park rode backwards (4)

4 What are the chances, I ask, on an outing, of finding stands? (7)

6 Article new at certain time (4)

7 Permit no escape when required to do this in driving test? (4,4,1,6) 8 and 9 Heckle one who praises stereotypical Scotsman (5,6)

10 An online contribution to debate will attract champion of the cause (7)

15 Is and are variously put together in lift (5) 16 Reach clearing in copse (5) 19 Leave holdall in French station rubbish (7) 21 Poison that may heal when laced with gas (6)

22 Innkeeper puts gutter on residence (7) 23 Go through everything initially that’s out of date (5)

27 Not many heads are factually education wise (1,3)

28 Shred on a holiday Monday (4)