Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 20/02/2012
Across
1 Find superior food left in full view (5-5)
6 A capital group of players moreover (4)
10 Declares that girls carry little weight (9)
11 Passage for a man (like Lewis) (5)
12 Make amends for frequent adjustment (6)
13 Were girls banished for heresy? (7)
15 Nearby county had to come to a standstill (5,4)
18 Can get rid of mean-spirited skinflint (5)
19 Heading right over, at last (5)
21 At liberty to clean up, when unattached (4-5)
23 Resistance fighter didn’t start out to get a craftsman (7)
24 Was a common US sailor allowed to have a large cup? (6)
27 Turn right into empty square to find a prickly shrub ... (5)
28 ... and turned over to lie in a recess (9)
29 Forces entertainers to go through a garden safely (4)
30 Tries to dig up field to be enriched with manure (10)
Down
1 Get into a city square, unfortunately
(4)
2 Heard about connections in 10 across (5)
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Hide Ad3 Keep pace with an extinct flightless bird which is overdue (7)
4 Award for old leading-seamen, about to run on (5)
5 Occupy new church as one’s living quarters (9)
7 Overhears trainee is about to play tennis (7,2)
8 Upset by putting too much spin before boss, on paper (10)
9 Aromatic substance with a second type of healing agent (6)
14 Keen to fish when it’s less than 90 degrees (5,5)
16 Hooligan having left 8 down, two hands make introductions (9)
17 It’s pleasant to encounter hostility (9)
20 Discouraged old man from adopting girl (6)
22 Throw mud over a first-rate radical (7)
24 Poked fun at Billy, over time (3,2)
25 Openers expect to use intimate small cases (5)
26 Look to get right away from 19 across (4)