The Scotsman Crossword and yesterday's answers 5/6/20

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Here is today’s Scotsman crossword grid and clues, together with the solution for Thursday.

This is provided during lockdown for those who would like to print out and complete the grid.

ACROSS

7 Scottish officers appearing in ancient Athens, for example (5)

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8 Submitting to making minor alteration in accusation (9)

10 Outlet for publicity in run-up to Christmas? (6)

11 Temporary workers, perhaps, overturn pasta pans (4-4)

12 He seizes what’s relevant in successful doctor (8)

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13 It’s terrible to perish stabbed by Redcoat leader (4)

15 Physically aware of people’s representatives going round bend (7)

17 and 20 Non-binary sex appeal affected refugee accommodation (7,4)

22 Set out great plan for giving instruction (8)

25 Rushed away, having begun supper with an Indian flavour (8)

26 Spanish region that’s a perfect example starting off (6)

27 Talk about disagreement on possible advice for aching tooth? (4,2,3)

28 Not even royalty could be more strange (5)

DOWN

1 Ice-boxes cited in unsolved investigations (4,5)

2 I stop men cooking peppers (8)

3 Type of fraud represented by Prince Philip, say (7)

4 Last year’s champion starts off as supporter (8)

5 Lay the blame on narrow piece (6)

6 Putting pet in dangerous situation is awkward (5)

9 Mix-up of regular drain test (4)

14 How to handle with sensitivity youngster girl adores (3,6)

16 Accesses paints to mix (4,4)

18 Wisdom carried the day almost completely in D-Day landing place (8)

19 I am dust pulverised in sports ground (7)

21 United by next best thing to gold rush (6)

23 Turn round and pursue sources of gin (4)

24 A Celt presented with wild spirit (5)

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