The Herald crosswords

ACROSS

9 Spared man again and

sign for it (9)

10 Cuter sort of peace

agreement (5)

11 Authority also preserved

by friend (7)

12 Beginnings mixed, so I grin (7) 13 Most delicate satin tied

elaborately (9)

16 Number three is out (5)

17 Obvious material used to

make shoes (6,7)

20 Agitated man placed the

wrong way (3,2)

21 It teaches manipulation

of beauty (9)

24 Assorted frogmen get

the point (7)

25 Star takes pay increase

at dawn (7)

27 Praise former tax, say (5)

28 Less than row causes stress (9)

DOWN

1 He’d captured member and caused injury (6)

2 Drinks up political bias (4) 3 It doesn’t describe the

present pupil (6)

4 Herb is wise (4)

5 Make assertion about

daughter’s dexterity (10)

6 Point on spear, grating (8)

7 Rough treatment? Thumps nine

after just that! (10)

8 Hawaiian garland certain to

provide relaxation (7)

14 Idleness in physical exercise (10) 15 More common sense about

English, unnecessary (10)

18 Cheekily follows former

partner with skill (8)

19 Has dire problem, being more

underhand (7)

22 Head of advertising leaves the

country, feeling peckish (6)

23 Beastly-sounding yarn (6)

25 Team neither at the top nor the

bottom (4)

26 Crib is found to contain a bird (4)