The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Actually wrecked hut, let
throttle out first (2,4,3,5)
9 Sleeping place for Pooh’s
friend in front of road (5)
10 Substance for carving altar
base, perhaps (9)
11 Look over, seeing last of heap
carried by ant, perhaps (7)
12 Have they escaped from awful
regimes? (7)
13 Tidings from all sectors (4)
14 Check booth and put back in
place (9)
18 Utter a nice tune again (9)
20 Curtailed vision causes sound
of disappointment (4)
22 Corresponding to animal in
Asian boat (3,4)
25 Ring in so quietly for
shellfish (7)
26 Sustenance from fruit – without it iron’s deficient (9)
27 In front of king, regularly
inclined to be less friendly (5) 28 Chow mein diet, wrong first half of meal for cookery show (4,4,4,2)
Saturday, 16th October, 2021
DOWN
1 Highly emotional in part of
equator, ridiculously (6)
2 Hear actual join of union
wardrobe (9)
3 Items of post for the
leaseholders? (7)
4 Traitor at new restaurant (9)
5 To rub out is simplicity holding
end of rubber (5)
6 Money raised, perhaps, with
energy invested (7)
7 Coach tour diverted going
round square (5)
8 Break the French after
Wilkinson’s initial struggle (7)
15 Visiting German city church,
basically (2,7)
16 Heavenly swimmer? (5-4)
17 Pool area sees writer involved in
heroic act (4,3)
19 Cup that girl placed under
church (7)
20 His wail disturbed language (7) 21 Including second over, thin on
the ground (6)
23 Best picnic party (5)
24 Jumping bail, I find a legal
explanation (5)
ACROSS
1 Endangered bear-like
animal (5,5)
8 The Pied ___ of
Hamelin, story (5)
9 Common term for
otalgia (7)
10 Easy-to-peel citrus
fruit (7)
11 Occurrence (5)
12 Common chewing-gum f lavour (9)
15 Saying, slogan (5)
17 Rise and fall of
sound (7)
19 Obvious, clear (7)
20 Point on which things turn (5)
Much younger relative (10) 21
DOWN
2 Contribution (5)
3 Nourish and rear (7)
4 Made separately
beforehand (13)
5 Cool self-assurance (5) 6 Very very old (7)
7 Outer citrus skin (4)
8 Opposite of ‘pull’ (4)
12 Relaxing in a chair (7)
13 Comprehensive, thorough (2-5)
14 Rhythm (4)
15 Congregate (4)
16 Musical drama such as Carmen (5) 18 Belly button (5)