The Scotsman

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

- ROS SHERARD

Across

1 Aliens unlocked answer to treatment for dehydratio­n (6,8)

9 Engineers, for example, give up about shoddy market with a new brand name (7)

10 Restraint put on new driver with bout of heavy drinking (7)

11 Court duke with cherry, perhaps (4)

12 and

13 Legal side leaning towards particular electoral system (5,4)

16 Hastily taped on recording apparatus (7)

17 Russian money is not initial problem (6)

19 Chimney, when not empty, is running smoothly (6)

22 Big name becomes powerless (7)

25 Show extreme fondness for environmen­t department over time (4)

26 Make very hot and dry with standard central heating (7)

27 Upset, losing head with tablet (4)

30 Hedges when fix is constraine­d by afterthoug­ht (7)

31 Uncork tipple at Heathrow? (7)

32 Put in the paper what e.g. politician said without actually quoting him (8,6)

Down

1 Spreading cord about from one side to the other (8)

2 Dog's fur used for scientific experiment­s? (3,4)

3 Displayed undue focus on return of stripshow star (4)

4 Somehow draw set with manager on board (7)

5 and

6 Use oil, batter and empty shell to cook crustacean meat (7,4)

7 Police act to establish English parliament, for example (3,4)

8 It's great to swap breakfast in the Deep South (5)

14 Chose to re-organise depot (5)

15 Leaves on an equal footing (5)

18 Made half grab at driving action (8)

20 Reliant on working loo (7)

21 Model rushed to be seated in passage (7)

22 and 29 Kiss with Bob? Totally! (4,3,4)

23 Medieval artillery used by part-british old king (7)

24 Fuss over exercise to take on board (5)

28 Give me a minute to make a note in writing (4)

29 see 22

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