The Scotsman Crossword 18/05/20

ACROSS

1 Following the current trend, in a way (5,1,7)

10 Is up in arms about one having only one price (5)

11 A little girl left a new church with Henry, during a snowfall (9)

12 Was quite emphatic that a new little sister had to have some shelter (9)

13 Car club involved in a short road race at an estate (5)

14 Express little hesitation on the need for another coach (7)

16 Take note of a musical production, at first, to perform in a theatre (7

18 Wins very easily, with little hesitation, wearing one-piece garment (7)

20 Came across some workers going inside to pick up a keepsake (7)

21 Have to wear the right club colours on first short excursion (5)

23 Controlled great flow of emotion, say, and had a pleasant feeling about it (9)

25 Exaggerate the details of a story to make things more interesting (9)

26 Head off metal-worker who is behind schedule (5)

27 An officer had to negotiate with a merchant stocking a wide range of items (7,6)

DOWN

2 First fellow falls behind, but still has standards (5)

3 From the past to the present, thus far (4,5)

4 After a mature reflection, he decided to play for nothing (7)

5 Make something suitable to change, like 1 across (5,2)

6 Have a way of showing pity or kindness, with tenderness (5)

7 At one time, made a profit regularly (4,5)

8 A girl’s quite concerned, but wouldn’t take sides (13)

9 Might a striker get ahead at the midpoint? (6-7)

15 A senior officer took in a book, at the end. It’s quite praiseworthy (9)

17 Reads about meal cooked up by a Spanish gypsy girl (9)

19 For second time, an old tyrant had a lot of staying power (7)

20 Game little boy, at the end, was co-ordinated (7)

22 Could turn up at university, in short, at a heartbeat (5)

24 On line, at one time, he was quite agile (5)