The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
8 Elegant society girl broadcasting live (8) 9 Taking some of you to piazza – ideal place (6) 10 Charge round river to liberate (4) 11 Tale Norman translated – fancy! (10) 12 Objecting to professional carrying out an examination (10) 14 Poverty of Tyneside journalist? (4) 15 Good man embraced by a European, a missionary (7) 16 Move in a circle with sawn-off gun? (7) 20 Hurt Hungarian leader’s limb (4) 22 Jam has to rise, yet (10) 23 USA is prone, oddly, to have a set of beliefs (10) 24 Raise the back (4) 25 Dreads awful snakes (6) 26 Carol follows regular church service (8)
DOWN
1 Sweet couple heard to fall (4-4) 2 Stood up for woman (4) 3 Revel with learner on fairground ride (8) 4 Distracted father with playful caper (7) 5 Stone and barrel overturned to reveal spice (6) 6 How to describe the vagrant who lost a fight? (4,3,3) 7 Buccaneer finds rodent in pastry dish (6) 13 Time to request teacher to be severe boss (10) 17 Put a stop to rage but still expose to injury (8) 18 Crooks at home in Mediterranean houses (8) 19 Showcase for senior MPS (7) 21 Information woman holds for discussion points (6) 22 Poles and English, thinly dispersed (6) 24 Hurry to find grass (4)
ACROSS
7 Respiratory complaint (6) 8 Look that could kill (6) 9 Pottery furnace (4) 10 Tangible property (8) 11 Crime of attempting to overthrow a sovereign (4,7) 14 Cliff-top sport (4-7) 18 Excessive patriotism (8) 19 Twist in a circular shape (4) 20 Frustrate, foil (6) 21 Inflate (6)
DOWN
1 Common analgesic (7) 2 Part of the face (4) 3 Ballerina, eg (6) 4 Tropical lizard (6) 5 Firm starting position (8) 6 Tummy (5) 12 Hats, caps (8) 13 Contestant (7) 15 To blame (6) 16 Supple and flexible (6) 17 Terse, concise (5) 19 Make a facsimile of (4)