Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 20/02/2012

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Monday’s puzzle...

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)

3 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)

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