The Herald crosswords

ACROSS

7 Spell Angola out like a nut? (9)

8 Ether, perhaps, or another number (5)

10 Let in, or let out? (8)

11 Painter displaying unusual traits (6)

12 Shortly consider becoming slender (4)

13 Probable loser grounded, unfortunately (8)

15 Kremlin where dialect interpreted (7)

17 Game sleuth returned and received slight sprain (7)

20 Fine words? (8)

22 Cryptic signal by fish on end of line (4)

25 Island tolerated by none (6)

26 English quest to find outflow (8)

27 Mustang’s tail covering worry (5)

28 Delicate fabric valued, then torn (9)

DOWN

1 Prepared to study ending of play (5)

2 Generous stroke around six (6)

3 Don’t give up getting unit back in shape (8)

4 Worker on strike to get free sample (7)

5 Artificial speech richer to construct (8)

6 Person in trouble about English senior citizen (9)

9 Hospital room, so tie up (4) 14 Leather sure to be inflexible (9)

16 Heavy weight is put into tree to amaze (8)

18 Part of phone one handles (8) 19 Officer, not specific as to detail (7)

21 Either way, it’s in the casino once, at midday (4)

23 Cop and son – might horrify (6)

24 Moved horse to ring in Wild West activity (5)

ACROSS

7 Tantamount to (7)

9 Not abridged (5)

10 Line of light (3)

11 Covering for a mattress (9)

12 Tricycle’s number of wheels (5)

14 Gatecrash (7)

16 Somewhat hungry (7)

18 Treat (a wound) (5)

19 Flamenco instrument (9)

20 That chap (3)

21 Military cloth (5)

22 Dry up (7)

DOWN

1 Go past (the mark) (8)

2 Debauched event (4)

3 Fall over (6)

4 Doll moved by strings (6)

5 Timetable, work plan (8)

6 Part of a football boot (4)

8 Rowdy young men’s behaviour (11)

13 Pedalled oriental carriage (8)

15 Group, especially musical (8)

17 Slanting style of type (6)

18 Forsake (6)

19 Pepsi’s rival (4)

20 Bees’ nest (4)