The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Cook is leader of the stars (8)
5 Revolutionary divides son and me
with plot (6)
9 Doubtful about the stain that’s
spread (8)
10 Special gift made possible late
change by National Trust (6)
11 Train - Arriva’s - with accommodation for article that’s uncommon (4,4)
13 Journalist prepared to die on 3rd
of March (6)
14 Did Robinson Crusoe capture
deer? (3)
16 Remember second audition (6)
19 Ruin canine during late meal (7)
20 Old apple: it can curdle milk (6)
21 Money in Bulgaria for law book (3)
26 Soldiers about to assist girl (6)
27 Rebuke agent covering fish (8)
28 Comic muse left in a hat I
designed (6)
29 One who fixes two put in on Emergency Room (8)
30 Girl included in archery lesson (6) 31 Small change about priest regularly is just a sham (8)
DOWN
1 And 2 down A haar’s unusual and had reduced spreading trees here (6,6)
2 See 1 down (6)
3 Ceremony arranged for trial with
United (6)
4 BBC'S advanced and free (6)
6 Dealer and 30 (not unknown) in exchange (8)
7 Leave nut to be cracked after a time (8) 8 I rent ground in front of cathedral missing nothing (8)
12 Footwear for fifty pipers? (7)
15 Play part of play (3)
16 Stop the German withdrawing (3)
17 Play may be 15 with queen and maid involved (8)
18 Announce a close friend (8)
19 Harshness of sentence ends with truth (8)
22 Superficial refinement earl never misplaced (6)
23 Milk supplier registered in Ayrshire possibly (6)
24 Stray turning up is adopted by outlaw with no offspring (6)
25 Request payment for powder for gun (6)
ACROSS
1 Pre-owned (4) 4 Reject, decline (4,4) 8 Damage (6) 9 Pedestriancrossing sign (6) 10 Bridge's width (4) 11 Cooking fluid (5,3) 13 Sausage/batter dish (4-2-3-4) 16 Sidekick (8)
19 Apple's MP3 player (4)
20 Spiked (6)
22 Six times fifteen (6) 23 Elastic (8)
24 Melody (4)
DOWN
2 Send a message using flag signals (9) 3 Emptied (7)
4 Car's extra power source (5) 5 Unwanted useless items (7)
6 Arrange fabric (5) 7 ‘Doctor’ ___, sci-fi series (3) 12 Procured dishonestly (3-6) 14 Migratory (7)
15 Rollers cover (7)
17 Electrical wire (5)
18 Children's nursemaid (5) 21 Insect (3)