The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Following requests, surely foe is about to act selfishly (6,8)
9 Clothes-horse from Ireland,
say (5)
10 Not a quality required in the communications industry? (9)
11 Yearn before an attempt in
the distant past (4,3)
12 Expert by pitch is solvent (7) 13 Tender in the ears or eyes (4) 14 Nice bee, a large sort (9)
18 Going up again, big increase in housing charge (9)
20 Cheese in short, shortened (4)
22 Mathematics to make lab rage (7)
25 Scandal not in anger (7)
26 This dream interpreted in novel (4,5)
27 Nine in a frenzy after a musical (5)
28 Imagine garland on roller for masquerade (5-5,4) l
DOWN
1 Jewels and fruit on left (6)
2 Wrong exchange for euro, señor (9)
3 Make cuts but fill to cover lapse (7)
4 Refining of already long drink (4,2,3)
5 Some result, rampaging excessively (5)
6 Salmon's organ placed on belt (7) 7 Jargon used in appalling office (5) 8 Removed what was allowed in the act (7)
15 Trouble, so Reuters turned up (9) 16 Female warrior Rita in ban, perhaps (9)
17 Garlands from the wars (7)
19 Boor removed bloodsucker, say, it's automatic (7)
20 Bert, say, unfortunately breaks faith (7)
21 Breakfast programme announced (6)
23 Pull over by a lake in Italy (5) 24 Injured (decapitated) when carrying a gun (5)
ACROSS
1 Back-row chessmen (7) 5 Belonging to us (4) 8 Monkey-like animal common in Madagascar (5) 9 Make void (7)
11 Finishing line in a race (4) 12 Designed on skin (8)
15 Rate highly (5)
16 Quick bite to eat (5)
19 Type of motorcycle racing (8) 21 Cut down (a tree) (4)
23 Spanish wine and fruit-juice drink (7)
25 More (5)
26 Fertile soil (4)
27 ___ reality, computer simulation (7)
DOWN
2 Panel on a door giving the occupant's details (9) 3 Costume, clothing (4) 4 Metal container (3,3)
5 Bird of the night (3) 6 Accurate firearm (5)
7 Dull dark blue (5)
10 Hidden, dormant (6)
13 Group of musicians (9)
14 Vibrate (6)
17 Overland journey or hunting expedition (6)
18 Decorated carnival vehicle (5)
20 Softly, in music (5)
22 Pond amphibian (4)
24 Sticky substance derived from certain trees (3)