26 May 2016

Crossword by Boffles

Glorious Scotland

Across

    1  Butcher Cumberland was of the Jacobite Rising (7)

    5  Descriptive of many islands of Scotland or, possibly, its economy (5)

    8  All pipes, kilts and cabers at these events (8,5)

    9  Royal river for salmon (3)

  10  Has it all – an old and a new town, a festival and a duke for starters (9)

  13  The Jacobites were unable to when attacked by Butcher Cumberland (6)

  15  & 20ac  Escaped in a small boat to Skye (6)

  17  Not open to all so it will not be staging the Open (9)

  18  Politician engaged in public and,  possibly, private affairs (3)

  20  See 15ac (6,7)

  22  Run to be enjoyed at Aviemore if it has snowed (5)

  23  Toured the Western Islands with a literary friend (7)

 

Down

    1  Burns was inspired to write a poem when his teeth did (5)

    2  Golden bird of Scotland (5)

    3  Sportsmen to be found at 17ac and the 19th hole (7)

    4  Author of books about a gloomy detective based in 10ac (6)

    5  Drilling equipment (3)

    6  One member of this clan wields more influence south of the border (7)

    7  Vote that lost in the referendum (3)

  11  Culloden was one (9)

  12  ‘Tho I to foreign lands must …., pursuing Fortune’s slidd’ry ba’ ‘  Burns (3)

  13  Oddly named island (3)

  14  Scotch can produce high ones (7)

  16  ‘O, gie … the lass with acres of charms’  Burns (2)

  18  Whisky connoisseurs like single ones (5)

  19  Burns wrote such an enthusiastic poem to The Haggis (5)

  20  Jura has several such breast- shaped hills (3)

  21  Glen the site of a massacre (3)