The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Leader yearns to solve causes of worry (9) 6 Villainous short Tory is a bit of a pig! (5) 9 Beef and rice vegan sent flying (9) 10 Parish priest gets guillotine for crime (5) 11 Conservative leader: inadequate and sterile? (5) 12 Where to put Clearasil without delay? (2,3,4) 13 Storm a sailor radioed in (7) 15 Growing fruit that's dried by August 3rd! (7) 18 Thrilled to stop famous boxer striking (7) 20 Clergymen worried that dogs will bite (7) 21 A lion and a cat roaming a region abroad (9) 23 Those heading German expedition catch koala or lizard (5) 25 Religious type nosey person reported (5) 26 Beating seen through Perspex cell in gaol (9) 27 A national vegetable (5) 28 Tell a bore to go to hell? That's ok! (9)
DOWN
1 Quality codeine initially taken by girl on drugs? (4-5) 2 Beer opened by US serviceman in fleet (5) 3 Commercial risk provides exciting experience (9) 4 Sailor with unfashionable clothing for the needy? (4-3) 5 Item of clothing one found in a sauna, perhaps (7) 6 Loudly proclaim nude must cover front of loins (5) 7 Is chap not to crack hole in the wall? (9) 8 Nine singers performing in drag, perhaps (5) 14 It is a role-playing game (9) 16 I rag ruler about being abnormal (9) 17 Case going badly for famous footballer (9) 19 Touching article by German probing Shelter? (7) 20 Happen upon cardinal at last in part of church (7) 21 Headwear covering primarily egg-shaped heads (5) 22 Big beer finally going half-way to head (5) 24 Ascend branch beneath top of canopy (5)
ACROSS
1 Making afraid (11) 9 Yoga asana (5,8) 10 Events that are part of a larger sequence (8) 12 Informal conversation (4) 14 Potteries city (5) 15 Dress in (3,2) 19 Part of a sentence (4) 20 Ale that you have made yourself (4,4) 22 Drummer or timpanist, eg (13) 24 (Of denim) treated with abrasives (11)
DOWN
2 Decompose (3) 3 Fuel-processing plant (8) 4 Gardener's small digging tool (6) 5 Strong pin (4) 6 Person living next door (9) 7 Mixture of snow and rain (5) 8 Merge (5) 11 Change from one language to another (9) 13 Plentiful quantities of (8) 16 Nick (5) 17 Tool with a blade stretched on a frame (6) 18 Crams for exams (5) 21 Scottish brook (4) 23 Diamonds, colloquially (3)