The Herald

CLASSIC CROSSWORD

- by Puzzler Media No. 15,314 by Ned

ACROSS

6 Honest (on account of religious

education) (7)

7 I make food around lunchtime for the

boss (5)

9 American car in gold with bits of teal

outside (4)

10 American car I loan out with trendy

interior (10)

11 Money made by working with criminal

grannies (8)

13 Where one might find a glove is

available (2,4)

15 What's used to lure one inside club (4) 17 Head of chemistry meets girl in

lesson (5)

18 English convict heading west in high

winds (4)

19 Stroke worries foremost of

surgeons (6)

20 Supporters hanging round area to see

footballer­s (8)

23 A rude lout's thrown out for

cheating (10)

26 Blast heard in barrage (4)

27 I'm going to bed soon, having

temperatur­e (5)

28 Old PM one snaps, for the most part,

at work (7)

DOWN

1 French queen who'd have

loved Bake-off? (10)

2 US agency gets criminal, an

ordained minister! (6)

3 Sugar is expensive (4)

4 Seafood ring works with drop

of sauce on top (8)

5 Animal regularly seen in

Claiborne (4)

6 A sweater made in

Scandinavi­a? (5)

8 Soap is something you can

wash yourself with (7)

12 Rod Stewart's tips to get a

fine female (5)

14 On drugs, also in need of a

drink ... helpless! (4,3,3)

16 A group working in ditch (7)

17 Tape of test case needs some

editing (8)

21 Concerning problem with

European's work history? (6) 22 Mafia boss holding yours truly

up is a fiend (5)

24 A colourful Danish builder? (4) 25 Little bit of weight you lost in

the past (4)

ACROSS

1 ___ of, not previously

known (7)

5 Pier (5)

8 Free from dirt (5)

9 Completely

desiccated (4,3)

10 Psychiatri­st (7)

11 Go in (5)

12 Ceremonial march (6)

14 Reflective glass (6)

18 Break out suddenly like a

volcano (5)

20 Cardboard coaster (4,3) 22 Needless

bureaucrac­y (3,4)

23 Solitary type (5)

24 Sing like a Tyrolean

mountainee­r (5)

25 Tiered (7)

DOWN

1 Disengage (7)

2 'Laughing' scavenger

animal (5)

3 Irked (7)

4 Formal discussion (6) 5 Flinch (5)

6 Financial examiner (7)

7 Reception area (5)

13 Having a curved form (7)

15 If things were perfect (7)

16 On a pension, having given up work (7) 17 Glide down a rock face using a double

rope (6)

18 Before time (5)

19 Search thoroughly (5)

21 Person under 18 years of age (5)

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Thursday, 29th October, 2020
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