The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Acute craving I'm suffering to
sail round the world (14)
9 Answer salesman before
second half of July (5)
10 A French gifted person, that's not normal! (9)
11 If such a mistake, it's a bloomer! (7)
12 Artillerymen with small papers
distributed (7)
13 Playthings centre lacking two,
yes (4)
14 Pass through
intermediary (2-7)
18 Pig-headed botanist takes
last of rose (9)
20 Smart little bird without a
tail (4)
22 Stopped talking, it had
evaporated completely (5,2) 25 King and a politician in the
style of African capital (7)
26 Band's existing position (6,3) 27 Kipling's lone wolf under a
stormy lake (5)
28 Natural phenomenon such as the Blackpool
Illuminations! (8,6)
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DOWN
1 Broadcast farce about a wine
bottle (6)
2 Blame attached to bill, debts to
follow, being greedy (9)
3 President Grant seen during
July's session (7)
4 Finding uranium in Algerian
location is a pain (9)
5 Roman goddess in heaven
usually (5)
6 Decline and leave best books (2,2,3) 7 Concerning the outside figure (5)
8 Stick, very big inside, for winding
up (7)
15 Car failure causes emotional
collapse (9)
16 I bet Hazel upset another woman (9) 17 Head boy, eldest and most
self-assured (7)
19 Repositioning it bound to be
questionable (2,5)
20 In car I laid map out and had a
drink (7)
21 Misuse of a rash scheme originally
to intimidate (6)
23 US state afraid a hostage is
inside (5)
24 Noisy height of resentment (5)
ACROSS
1 River running through the
Grand Canyon (8)
5 Any worshipped film star (4)
9 Crime requiring specialist
knowledge of the venue (6,3) 10 UK motoring body (inits) (3)
11 Wicked giant (4)
13 Papal state (7)
16 Butt-end (4)
18 Somnolent (6)
19 Extensive dominion (6)
21 Anger, annoy (4)
23 Sticky tarry substance used in
road-building (7)
25 Electronics conglomerate
based in Tokyo (4)
27 The Ladies, perhaps? (3)
28 Roman fighter (9)
30 Does wrong (4)
31 Considers further (8)
DOWN
1 Fried piece of potato (4)
2 ___ Paul, guitar virtuoso (3)
3 Put right (7)
4 Feeling of having been
somewhere before (4,2)
6 Course, route (9)
7 Publican (8)
8 Be next to, border (4)
12 Deserted community (5,4) 14 Cain's brother (4)
15 Eccentrics (8)
17 Rubber ring for a wheel (4) 20 Leader, saviour (7)
22 Breathe (6)
24 Very large (4)
26 Coloured part of the eye (4) 29 Half a score (3)