Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 01/08/15

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01/08/15

Saturday’s puzzle

ACROSS

1 Jump at night, its consequences cannot be foreseen (4,2,3,4)

10 Accident in turn had potential! (3-3-3)

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Friday's solution

11 Even may include the Parisian male (5)

12 Emil arranged time and distance (7)

13 Admonishment of commercial traveller reaching top part (7)

14 Ali had made up bloomer (6)

16 Green tea brewed by youngster (8)

18 Another marine in Surrey theological college (8)

20 Champ’s moment of truth (6)

23 Circles for short time with little sister (7)

24 Has a row being more impetuous (7)

26 Include hundred too many (5)

27 Brie Allan served up for dancer (9)

28 Bloke sensing sympathy (6,7)

DOWN

2 Praise old OT character in the ascendancy (5)

3 Indian to make stab at joke first, I concluded (7)

4 Tended to have looked after patients (6)

5 Acceptable to have herring cooked outside when feeling more ravenous (8)

6 Nothing to stick on small skittle (7)

7 groaned about instrument (4,5)

8 Feeling put into making money easily by ancient Greek king (3,5,5)

9 Drink, by the way, that could take one over the limit (3,3,3,4)

15 Result of shooting in the house (4,5)

17 Angry toxophilite’s weapon (8)

19 A breather (7)

21 Man from Rugby’s to be a retailer (7)

22 Provide space for books put aside (6)

25 King in a fix I once included (5)

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