The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
9 Reckless person's road speed varied (9)
10 One type of wood is just right (5)
11 Stain put out in trash (7)
12 Counter fury with continuous delivery of questions (7)
13 One going over the jumps reaches or fails (9)
16 Shy boy needs identification (5) 17 Advertisement carried for food and lodging (8,5)
20 Man with a girl (5)
21 Type of railway enjoyable with copper carried by rail, oddly (9)
24 Colonist who pays his bills? (7)
25 Ham it up with Bill in the open (7)
27 A shade inexperienced? (5) 28 Master's work auctioned off (9)
DOWN
1 Magazine chief, when poorly treated, rioted (6)
2 Selfish person contrived ruse (4) 3 Enjoy the pickle (6)
4 Run in a straight line (4)
5 Extra feature in Dublin Echo broadcast (6,4)
6 In opera they sing it, or belt it out (8)
7 Communist seaman, or flyer (3,7) 8 Almost everyone prepared sooner than expected (7) 14 Carriage driver gives shout of encouragement about a brawl (10)
15 Strengthens strap and pressure point (10)
18 Time limit that stops all telephone conversation (8) 19 Communication sent gives trouble over time (7)
22 Emperor races a convertible (6) 23 Sailor's assessment (6)
25 Turn up in outsize gear for work (4)
26 Surrounded by large number in support (4)
ACROSS 1 Counterfeiting (6)
4 Shaded (6)
9 World's largest
flightless bird (7)
10 Man (5)
11 Aromatic plant of the
mint family (5)
12 Diego Rivera's
nationality (7)
13 Persuades (5)
15 ___ Martin, car (5)
20 Compunction (7)
22 Large shell (5)
24 Intentioned (5)
25 Manages, controls (7) 26 Leave stranded or
sandy wilderness (6) 27 Reveres (6)
DOWN
1 Carnival vehicles (6) 2 Pooled fund (5) 3 Innocently (7)
5 Storage facility for newly arrived emails (5) 6 Marx brother (7) 7 Colouring (hair) (6)
8 Fancies, sudden notions (5) 14 Burrowing marsupials (7) 16 Established (7)
17 Surrounded by an attractive border (6)
18 City on the River Aire (5) 19 Dissertations (6)
21 Helicopter blade (5)
23 More pleasant (5)