The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
8 Front of building not what it appears to be? (6)
9 Proclaim a small weight, by the sound of it (8)
10 Found a table showing information (4)
11 They play noisily, right inside rotten tree stump (10)
12 I get inflamed in argument, and weaken (10)
14 Mean to change the last word (4)
15 Retaliation, for example, at no time given backing (7)
17 Agree to differ, beyond current extent of land (7)
20 Almost luxurious, positive sign (4)
22 Counters with teas, a litre drunk (10)
24 Sacre Coeur rebuild at Ascot, for instance (10)
26 Contend with inclusion of new plant (4)
27 Revealing story of famous Swiss marksman? (8)
28 Shore bird may be cruel with wife (6)
DOWN
1 Asian jeans ape ruined (8)
2 State there’s fruit on the A2 (6)
3 Socialist remaining constant complainer, but not hothead (4-6)
4 Gifted person neither sharp nor flat (7)
5 Short cut to a bargain (4)
6 Luggage item with two legal terms (8)
7 Blemish on church is rarely encountered (6)
13 The great merit when addressing an ambassador (10) 16 Wind brings flower into cathedral (8)
18 Teenager brewed beverage (5,3) 19 Person looking hard round back of restaurant for appetiser (7)
21 Minimum, it’s said, granted
to a tenant (6)
23 Braved torment heroically, for example (6)
25 Gem seems round to friend (4)
ACROSS
1 Hardly used (2,4,2,3)
9 Wear away soil, for instance (5)
10 Sprig of flowers (7)
11 Lowered the moral character of (7)
12 Spaghetti, for example (5)
13 Hygienic clothing worn by surgeons (6)
15 Suppose without knowing (6)
18 Lightly cleans furniture (5)
20 Capacious bag (7)
22 Moisture globule (7)
23 Egyptian capital (5)
24 Last orders! (7,4)
DOWN
2 Dribble (7)
3 Baking compartments (5)
4 Crack (a hidden message) (6)
5 Bands of colour (7)
6 Important school tests (5)
7 Long extinct (4,2,1,4)
8 Become accustomed to (3,1,4,3)
14 Victorian frames worn under dresses (7)
16 White metallic element (7)
17 Blanch (6)
19 Backless seat (5)
21 Permissible by law (5)