The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Tiddler's tail we cleansed
with purified liquid (9,5)
9 I'd followed vessel for
deity (5)
10 BBC programme has
modern things broadcast (9) 11 On edge over sun
damage (7)
12 Repents destroying reptile (7) 13 Fail to catch young lady (4)
14 Ungraceful in a gentle sort of
way (9)
18 Last part of story needing
silence, we hear (9)
20 In a panic, a gerbil kept
here? (4)
22 Bring charge against little
devil, and individually (7)
25 Adult is awfully wrong to get
out of bed (5-2)
26 State capital's loveless
ceremony (9)
27 Lower yourself to hear
European resident (5)
28 Rising in haste, can't end
badly (2,3,9)
DOWN
1 European community in
depression – that's good (6)
2 Place umpires in car (9)
3 Popular entrances under cover (7)
4 Dangerous slip experienced by very
popular candidate (9)
5 Realisation sinks in it belongs to
Ms French (5)
6 Trainee flustered by national
course (7)
7 Bird biting head off dog (5)
8 Law taking time in work of
sculptor (7)
15 Active, with endless go, before
name's raised (9)
16 A right polite fellow in a foreign
country (9)
17 Initially moving fast, it's about
right (2,5)
19 Just uttered a word of surprise on
seeing Egyptian king (7)
20 Caught two boys in Greater London
town (7)
21 Fasten peg inside instrument (6)
23 Assemble cane to support initial
pistachio nut (5)
24 Animal's laugh suppresses
longing (5)
ACROSS
1 Legitimate position within
a field of play (6)
4 Harm (6)
9 Capital city of Libya (7)
10 New Testament saviour (5) 11 Elite (5)
12 Small dried grape used
when baking (7)
13 Fourteen pounds (5)
15 Ms Torvill, ice dancer (5) 20 Style of newspaper (7)
22 Curved cavalry sword (5) 24 Lose fluid (from a
wound) (5)
25 Stocking supports (7)
26 Make certain (6)
27 Small wild dog related to
the wolf (6)
DOWN
1 To be paid for later (2,4) 2 Unpleasant, moist,
viscous fluid (5)
3 Employee guarding the
entrance to a building (7) 5 Important (5)
6 Decide not to vote (7) 7 Takes an exam again (6)
8 Female dog (5)
14 Inscribed panels (7)
16 Salzburg's country (7)
17 Horse's shelter (6)
18 Wise saying (5)
19 ‘Pop Goes the’ ___, nursery rhyme (6) 21 More ancient (5)
23 Desolate (5)