The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

Across

1 and 8 down Jones' request for a hearing by errand – task so ripe it bursts (10,2,5,3)

6 I've left soldier to become idiot (4)

10 Pay for silverware used in part of train (9)

11 Talks of topless mountains (5)

12 Dispense liquid from odd vial as mist (6)

13 Release complete bundle as a gift (3,4)

15 Particular­ly choice about singer and revolution­ary (9)

18 Russian city provides fur to wrap round holy woman (5)

19 Targeted uprising in man-made miasma (5)

21 Desert that's largely tranquil may possess one (9)

23 Popular instructio­n is perfectly acceptable (2,5)

24 Go to bed late on Sunday with core exercise (3-3)

27 Conduct good Scots to England's capital (5)

28 Live and let live attitude – cane or let loose (9)

29 I leave colour to 1 down (4)

30 see 14 down

Down

1 Draw type of pastry (4)

2 Does this girl hoard when distressed? (5)

3 Beg to read fairy stories (7)

4 Said to take a hard look at ascent (5)

5 Dangerous way to deal with skid caused by farm animal (9)

7 Make changes to back spread (9)

8 see 1 across

9 Put sums together wrongly with what's coughed up (6)

14 It's painful to end relationsh­ip when losing signal one's not quite heard before racket (8,2,2,4,2,2)

16 Cod ban I am organising, being concerned with part of SE Asia (9)

17 Cuts players' fees (9)

20 Father constructs wall panels (6)

22 Developed new lead in temperamen­t (7)

24 Love on the couch is a matter of scale (5)

25 Swing camera in the direction of musical entertainm­ent (5)

26 Greek philosophe­r added nothing to Buddhist tradition (4)

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