The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
6 Greenlight a show to be broadcast (7)
7 This lawyer can be abrupt in
manner (5)
9 One who might serve you
Whoppers? (4)
10 Drunk at gig punched junkie (4-6)
11 Rubbish English soldier seen by hill, retreating (8)
13 Radio series that goes out at breakfast time (6)
15 Might a room do this if you knock back little drinks? (4)
17 Put up with assistant pinching Bob's bottom? (5)
18 Feeble, but picked up bucket (4)
19 More impending Conservative failure (6)
20 Drink with reporters, but keep it out of the papers? (8)
23 High-class sort of tractor is a hit (10)
26 Female grabbed by rubbish old president (4)
27 Lad in charge of sound (5)
28 Fish men put in a vessel with bits of dill and anchovy (7)
DOWN
1 Man with pet rats ruined several dwellings (10)
2 Bishop seen with group of monks in bed (6)
3 A posh country (4)
4 Old boy that's cold in old bar? (8)
5 Prison is mostly pleasant close to park (4)
6 Is this setter getting work in China? (5)
8 Pigeon enthusiast sat on behind (7)
12 Detectives in audiobook stories (5)
14 Agent helping to secure a compensatory payment (10)
16 Star or pals I sent into a frenzy (7)
17 Oddly, I care for a branch of the military (3,5)
21 Powerful river by temporary shelter (6)
22 One in Chesterfield, perhaps, or a foreign city (5)
24 Kent area to host popular function for mathematicians (4)
25 Singer holds head of Telstar spellbound (4)
Across
1. Get far ahead of (11)
9. Sheep (3)
10. Anticipation (9)
11. Senior (5)
13. Rapture (7)
14. Erase (6)
16. Part of the eye (6)
18. Slender tower (7)
19. Consecrate (5)
20. Fancied (9)
21. Epoch (3)
22. Starring part (7,4)
Down
2. Employ (3)
3. Put off (5)
4. Scream (6)
5. Performer (7)
6. Abandon (4,5)
7. Sleight of hand (11)
8. January 1st (3,5,3)
12. Depict (9)
15. Lingered (7)
17. Stress (6)
19. Purchaser (5)
21. Fish (3)