The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Guinea pigs in fields (8) 5 Refuge in a poor area accepting lady at last (6) 9 Acceptance of a Democratic alternative (8) 10 Crisp note? (6) 12 Criminal's genetic material found in fish (9) 13 Twist perhaps found in weird ancestry (5) 14 Grass from the east possibly does (4) 16 Repeat rubbish about Lopez's last swing (7) 19 One like Bojo - English, leading nation badly (7) 21 Congregate when cutting paper (4) 24 Soldier's following my dog (5) 25 Mecca struggles with this religious treatise (9) 27 Ridiculous claim before vote's culmination (6) 28 One friend, a knave, knocked back spicy food (8) 29 Put up with resistance for fellow person on board (6) 30 Leaders in industry spending time filling cavities (8)
DOWN
1 Cardinal has no trousers... (6) 2 ...quietly ponders crosses used by bishop (6) 3 Particularly wide? (5) 4 Article about entertaining old soldier (7) 6 Pandas in courtyard covered in marks (5,4) 7 Flower that's extremely valuable found in country by monarch (8) 8 Suspicious about document outlining right to be killed (8) 11 Almost late turning up? Oh dear (4) 15 Get rid of priest at home in China (9) 17 Birds oddly crouch in hills (8) 18 Date that's right for lady-in-waiting? (8) 20 Cooler bust condition (4) 21 Qix acquiring noble gas (7) 22 Expands Germany east in victory over Sweden (6) 23 Make an impression with employer, first person to get raise upfront (6) 26 Seaside cruise (5)