The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

Across

1 Exercise movements use papers to accompany parcel service (5-3)

5 Specs missing one girl, keeping some others (6)

10 He calls for mixed varnish (7)

11 What eventually led to us getting roughed up (7)

12 See how much money you've got when put overtime down (3,2)

13 Invisible bend now in front of sign leading direction (9)

14 Players will lay into roles on walls of stronghold (6,8)

17 Strike and take on Glasgow gang with great vigour (6,3,5)

21 Appointed director finally profane and horribly teasing (9)

23 Native American character is not coming back to finish (5)

24 Fit to capture primeval city (7)

25 Teasing about knitting pattern (7)

26 Stir that Scots have gone to get, you know (6)

27 Wall-flowers, perhaps, disturbed people (8)

Down

1 Europe set annual coverage of pre-euro currency (6)

2 Greek heroine gets to choose academy (7)

3 Assembled late parts of explosive material (9)

4 Old cinemas enabled one to imagine the buildings of kings (7,7)

6 Grown-up these days has the last word (5)

7 A cult is formed on Windward island (2,5)

8 I'd hissed arrangemen­t of salad, say (4,4)

9 He carries the flag with rank of colonial servant (8,6)

15 Make joint possession of sheet of figures on pub facility (4,5)

16 Radio she rebuilt in former African country (8)

18 See chaos in a European city (7)

19 One at heart soft may be Christian (7)

20 Have a nap, we hear, during bread-making essentials (6)

22 Young at heart look round fine material (5)

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