The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
Here's worst food served up at Robin Hood's hideout (8,6) 9 Shout really loud to contain
something over the top (5)
10 Anguish in the middle, each
suffers (9)
11 Maker of unusual rare cot (7) 12 In Vatican, a standard
game (7)
13 Extra weight fish (4)
14 It's used for writing in kind in a novel (6,3)
Unwelcome guests more impolite covered in crawling nits (9)
Many have to request disguise (4)
Abandon coalition leader in gentle reshuffle (7) Punishment when money supplied, with article nicked (7)
Jaded partner sees no advantage either way (9) Railway station workers overheard (5)
Glowing prophet's chosen badly (14) 1 18 20 22 25 26 27 28
Friday, 10th July, 2020
No. 15,246 by Puzzler Media
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15 16 17 19 20 21
23 24
Twenty lose direction before church char (6)
Text me, sir, about fanatic (9) We, with the remainder left inside, struggle (7)
How I steer off course in a different way (9)
Man is leaving Swiss money (5)
Circular building demanded by podgy one (7)
Punches clothing (5) Comments about the stains (7)
Vanish when Sidney returns with a soft fruit (9) Disingenuous church reins in trouble outside (9)
Humour the head and testify (7)
Proportion of Charterhouse lessons proving ineffective (7) Alarms chaps leading with high cards (7)
Church in depression, good and proper (6)
Grind last of grain into cut (5) Rubbish time, hasty (5)
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8 9 10 11
12 14
18 20
22 23
24 25
Hidden meaning (7) Right and power to decide (3-2)
Futuristic stories (3-2) Actually (2,5) Opponents (7)
Pol ___, champagne brand (5)
Pause (6)
Language written right to left (6)
Disconcert, unnerve (5) Very attractive person (7) Food mixer (7)
Koran readers' religion (5)
Come on stage (5) Wide-brimmed cowboy-style hat (7)
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1 Adjourn
(proceedings) (7)
2 Backhander (5)
3 Draws forth (7)
4 Need for liquid (6)
5 Indian instrument (5) 6 7 13 15 16 17
18 19 21
Less aged (7)
Alternative (5)
Snake (7)
Unwilling to answer directly (7) Manual labourers (7)
Assumes (someone else's authority) (6)
Item of dining-room furniture (5) Angler's high boot (5)
Openings (5)