The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
8 Good man has yen to do some sewing (6)
9 What may be great, better
or second (8)
10 Ancient Peruvian in
American state (4)
11 Scruffy child has
newspaper and a cake (10) 12 Sent back puddings I'd cut
up (10)
14 Hear about bird (4)
15 Get so upset about one's
self-centred people (7)
17 In the normal way, USA
twice turns left (2,5)
19 Cars going round
bends (4)
21 Talk to knave, the toad (10) 24 Certain after time to be
fascinated (10)
26 Some erne's territory? (4) 27 Primitive time for one
entering acting? (5,3)
28 Admiral in wrestling
hold (6)
DOWN
1 Upright position in society (8) 2 Stretch of water sounds undeviating (6)
3 Athletic team around the south-east turning up to dance (10)
4 Porters' rooms, eg, sold off (6) 5 Time to change listed object (4)
6 Burning garden features, black ones surrounding tree (8)
7 Pleasure trip for rowing
teams, we hear (6)
13 Different scan tended to
reveal offspring (10)
16 Impertinent appearing in
Southampton water (8)
18 Familiarise Bill with usual
practice (8)
20 Fame has shaken up tree (6) 22 Travelled around, though badly routed (6)
23 Tropical forest where hollowed-out log lifted within the month (6)
25 Ray has to smile (4)
ACROSS
3 Propitiating gift (3) 7 Efficacious (6)
8 ___ bomb, nuclear explosive (6)
9 Kim ___, ‘Sex and the City’ star (8)
10 Alike (4)
11 Oppressive leader (6) 12 Remove mud from (the river bottom) (6)
15 Uniformly (6)
18 Suitable as a subject for verse (6)
20 Meat spread (4)
22 Product specific to a store (3,5)
23 Colourless part of blood (6) 24 Lapse, terminate (6)
25 Word expressing denial (3)
DOWN
1 Plant science (6)
2 Hold back, control (8) 3 Narrow channel of water (6)
4 (Of skin) lacking colour (6) 5 Garment worn by ancient Romans (4)
6 Occupation (6)
11 Foot digit (3)
13 Liquid medication for conjunctivitis (3-5)
14 And the rest (abbrev)(3) 16 Feasible (6)
17 ___ of the Guard, Beefeater (6) 18 Basket for strawberries (6) 19 Wilfully disregard (6)
21 Opposite of west (4)