The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
9 Brief season in American results in deficit (9)
10 After morning I leave foreign friend (5)
11 Poles in error get a letter for the Greeks (7)
12 Compelled to do something – as a favour? (7)
13 Most important college head (9)
16 Five enter mucky hole, a dirty place (5)
17 Knocking the head off a pencil is the last straw (8,5)
20 Carefully moved and gave relief (5)
21 Disaster I disastrously mocked ironically (9)
24 Gather together for a short prayer (7)
25 Film we back (7)
27 Work on muscular twitch of the eye (5)
28 Four included in deadlock show no feeling (9)
DOWN
1 Please turn over when dozing (6) 2 Suffices for some animals (4)
3 Stressed character? (6)
4 Sticky substance on northern lake (4)
5 Illumination needed by Noah? (10)
6 Exaggerated fuss when eccentric hobo embraces friend (8)
7 Having doubts about donating to girl outside (10)
8 Moved gold on a boat (7)
14 Rule Tories broke, being hesitant (10)
15 Plant pot I set in a different place (10)
18 Dance that is upper-class, interpreted for those watching (8)
19 Respond to alternative nuclear apparatus (7)
22 Hold out against unruly sister (6)
23 One who takes steps to entertain (6)
25 Caught in the rain, softly cried (4) 26 Give out wrong time (4)
ACROSS
1 Provided with too many workers (11)
9 ___ up, admitted (5) 10 Information passed on (7) 11 Areas (7)
12 Uprights, usually timber (5)
13 Pointed sticks used with a
bow (6)
15 Electrical interference (6) 18 Small bits of land (5)
20 To start with (2,5)
22 Instructor (7)
23 Vegetable with a
Spanish variety (5)
24 Result of overeating (7,4)
DOWN
2 Common name for acetic
acid (7)
3 American cowboy
show (5)
4 Most domesticated (6)
5 Nit-picker (7)
6 Important tests (5)
7 Writers for
newspapers (11)
8 Afflicting (11)
14 London soccer club (4,3)
16 ___ delight, jelly-filled chocolate (7) 17 Cloth, textile (6)
19 Bounded (5)
21 Brand-name butter substitute (5)