The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
9 Trait of German writer,
potential miser (9)
10 Brooch with a portrait had
small starring role (5)
11 Makeshift dental filler? (7)
12 Plantation for fruit or
vegetable (7)
13 Most boring drunk
I arrested (9)
16 Heather or another girl (5)
17 A monk demanded removal of
thrifty slogan (4,2,3,4)
20 Misbehave for all to see in
broken pact (3,2)
21 See grants arranged for
distinction (9)
24 Understands measures (7)
25 Implicate boy who’s hugging
relative (7)
27 Travel round Germany’s
capital to see crest of hill (5)
28 Not even unconventional (9)
Monday, 16th May, 2022
No. 15,935
DOWN
1 Kept happy with a cause of
inspiration, daughter (6)
2 Free as a foreign get-together (4)
3 Shelf right for book (6)
4 Strand show is prominently
covered (4)
5 Little devil, once rat, wrecked
status (10)
6 I call out loud for gelato (3,5)
7 Restlessness ruined a nice time
round piano (10)
8 Agreeable soft drink (7)
14 Accuracy of old performance with
one duet performing (10)
15 Don’t speak any more,
guide has no translation (6,4)
18 Investigates old holes in the skin,
about fifty (8)
19 Flourish supporter’s food? (7)
22 In addition, catch inside Caribbean
island (6)
23 Young Sally takes a railway
wage (6)
25 Fawn caught in the crush (4)
26 Just downplay every other (4)
ACROSS
4 Goad, urge (4)
7 Arithmetic symbol (5)
9 Divided Asian peninsula (5)
10 Rightfully (5)
11 ___ Blyton, Noddy’s creator (4) 12 High playing-card (3)
15 Trusting (7)
16 Father’s brother (5)
17 Distressing (6)
18 Respiratory disorder (6)
21 Slowly wear away (5)
23 Sequential (number) (7)
25 To ___ for, highly desirable (3) 26 Back end (4)
28 OT brother of Esau (5)
30 Abstainer from all animal
products (5)
31 Felt inwardly irate (5)
32 Former partners (4)
DOWN
1 Ground-up beef (5)
2 Acrobatic songbird (3)
3 Exultation (3)
4 Look at (3)
5 Hysteria (5)
6 Possible to cash in (10)
8 Values highly (9)
9 1971 Jane Fonda film (5) 12 Compete in a trial of strength (3-7) 13 Besides (4)
14 Apart from (7,2)
19 Cards held (4)
20 Adult female (5)
22 Mediterranean fruit (5)
24 Directed (at) (5)
27 ___ Dawson, comedy great (3)
28 Jam container (3)
29 Except for (3)