The Scotsman

Cryptic Crossword

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Across

1 Fastened new chalet front door (7)

5 Reach daughter taking gold from prison (7)

9 They are most important in a market economy (6,3,6)

10 Extremely large implement (4)

11 Everywhere but not in the middle distance? (3,3,4)

13 Not half dry (4-4)

14 Boss, before ten, might be found working here (6)

16 Forest, before time, on fire (6)

18 Openers accent on chief element (8)

21 US botanist travelled round depot (3,7)

22 Risk money with a Greek character (4)

24 Undercover laughter amongst slot machines? (9,6)

25 Charged society girl amending diet (7)

26 Mountie carted nothing round (7)

Down

1 Inclinatio­n to the right in the main (4,2,9)

2 Bar drunken tramp pinching

pair of spectacles (7)

3 Held presently (4)

4 On stage it’s exciting (8)

5 Dictator’s far from happy with barrier (6)

6 Noted cast I reassemble­d for raconteur (10)

7 Allowing no progress along blind alley (4-3)

8 Spy with umbrella in the rain? (10,5)

12 Promenade? (4,6)

15 Teaser to torment aquatic creature (3,5)

17 Interfere with birds mistakenly accepting second person in France (7)

19 Herb houses some for eg another (7)

20 Serve a non-drinker the last part (6)

23 Vertebra did trap nail (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION

ACROSS: 1 Make no mistake, 10 Applied, 11 Alerted, 12 Turn, 13 Drive, 14 Shoe, 17 Custodian, 19 Tenet, 20 Night, 22 Overloads, 24 Cord, 25 Ashen, 27 Farm, 30 Needled, 31 Nankeen, 32 Statistici­ans.

DOWN: 2 Aspires, 3 Exit, 4 Order, 5 In advance, 6 Trek, 7 Kitchen, 8 Pantechnic­ons, 9 Advertisem­ent, 15 Forte, 16 Stale, 18 Ironsides, 21 Garment, 23 Alamein, 26 Ennui, 28 Clot, 29 Anti.

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