The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Exchange one on the bench (10) 6 Border on an objection (4)
10 Odd sort on odd platform (7)
11 Lou rang round displaying lack
of energy (7)
12 Trust holding little money not
long ago (8)
13 Tease not on in Somerset
town (5)
15 Fairy left in danger (5)
17 Advocate finds obstacle
surrounding the street (9)
19 I’m one undergoing treatment,
and not willing to wait (9)
21 Forgave Leonard carrying
judge’s hammer (5)
23 Ointment takes up most of the
tray (5)
24 Finance department fixes your
rates, leaving nothing out (8)
27 Show superiority in sport, not in
drama (7)
28 He gets a blocking vote to stop
a ship (5,2)
29 Big plant with end of root on
short grass (4)
30 Stir up old enemy on the
dole (10)
DOWN
1 Agile secret agent embraces
redhead (4)
2 Sully beer Sam brewed (7)
3 Engineers in the trio (5)
4 Schedule hour on board (9)
5 Set to inform your leader (5)
7 Bishop prepared quote about
upper-class fragrance (7)
8 Upset to become a reptile! (4,6) 9 A New York article, whatever (8) 14 Killjoy ruins the drink (10)
16 Really confused about race 12 across (8)
18 Rubbish, the lady’s a poor actress in a northern town! (9) 20 Allowed to twist tape round the mixing board (7)
22 Tray I’ve smashed for theatrical entertainment (7)
24 Tory changes new test for garments (3-2)
25 Shelled creature unfortunately slain (5)
26 Made a delivery, we hear – that’s courageous! (4)
ACROSS
1 Policy of extending power through colonisation (11)
8 Ceaseless (3-4)
9 Logically sound (5)
11 Had some food (3)
12 Distinctive (7)
13 Shining points of light
in the sky (5)
14 Part of your foot (6) 16 Musical piece by Ravel (6)
19 Rotate (5)
21 Multi-sided shape (7) 23 Knack (3)
24 Put off, inhibit (5) 25 Intimidate (7) 26 Holmes-style hat (11)
DOWN
2 Walk with affected
delicacy (5)
3 Twist together (7)
4 Pierce with a sharp
object (6)
5 Biographies (5)
6 Cargo saved from a
wrecked ship (7)
7 Without help from others (10)
10 Lacking continuity (10)
15 Capture (7)
17 Place from which crude is
pumped (3,4)
18 Decline to participate (3,3)
20 At a subsequent time (5)
22 Small green or dark purple fruit (5)