The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Adore characters about bad paper, causing offence (4,4) 5 Supply sea’s return in addition .... (6) 9 .... to being finished with spoken symphony by German master (8) 10 Organ that may be vented (6) 11 Quiz show for intellectuals? (8) 12 A location outside grand home (6) 14 Fuel might be obtained here with new sliced loaf (10) 18 Relish the impudence of former Premier (5,5) 22 Not a main thoroughfare and not at home (6) 23 The strength of the current (8) 24 Siding against possible description of somebody in temporary accommodation (2,4) 25 Escape by Swing Out Sister? (5-3) 26 Study about river, backing required (6) 27 Very big direction of railway town in England (8)
DOWN
1 Hunter doesn’t start with Eminem, say (6) 2 Allocate a small omen (6) 3 Boy went to Brazilian city and caused disorder (6) 4 Impressive result of adding hundreds of dollars? (5,5) 6 Import a dish of pies and mash (8) 7 Willing to provide means in support of rising scholar (8) 8 Possibly Sudanese entertainer (8) 13 Grim Communist, we’re told, unwanted by workers on their record (5,5) 15 A place for grazing (8) 16 Scottish breakfast for bird! (8) 17 Tie up damaged net and fish (8) 19 Lavish the boy with drink (6) 20 Artist’s illness from seasoned stew (6) 21 Guard dispatched to overlook the lines (6)
ACROSS
1 Collapsed (6) 4 Small church (6) 9 Artistic grouping of figures (7) 10 Streetcars (5) 11 Feeling of disgrace or embarrassment (5) 12 Paint board (7) 13 High-pitched wind instrument (5) 15 Wildlife welfare group (inits) (5) 20 Wretched (7) 22 0.2 as a fraction (5) 24 Cost of purchase (5) 25 Particular form of a book (7) 26 Absorb (6) 27 Interrupt from the audience (6)
DOWN
1 Quirky fixation (6) 2 Tobruk's country (5) 3 Examination by an optician (3,4) 5 ___ ‘California’, classic Eagles song (5) 6 Synthetic substance (7) 7 ___ Garrett, opera singer (6) 8 Leaps (5) 14 Passing into disuse (7) 16 Meet requirements (7) 17 Moulded (6) 18 Commissionaire (5) 19 Modify, alter (6) 21 Level odds (5) 23 Propel with one finger (5)