The Herald on Sunday crosswords
ACROSS
1 Philosopher needs help carrying box (8)
5 Constituents needing no introduction to football players (6) 9 Recluse embracing fellow city dweller (8)
10 Fatality endlessly upset barbarian king (6)
12 A teacher in the van (5)
13 Left a group working with journalist (9) 14 One having struggle to comsume chicken product? (6)
16 Fifty experts initially ignored reptiles (7)
19 Large room containing worn-out bag (7) 21 Second-class president with no head for trade (6)
23 Moving scenery as required (9) 25 Some medical terminology is to change (5)
26 Intimidate thin individual endlessly (4,2)
27 Observed criminal one hour ahead of copper (8)
28 Show vet riddle (6)
29 One present at border wearing shirt (8)
DOWN
1 Greeting unfortunately upset Welsh politician (6)
2 Sea creature's gone haywaire in lobster pot (6,3)
3 Duck found in area north of abyss (5)
4 Raise tax on Spain after the Spanish start to export (7) 6 Educator working around unknown part of France (4,5)
7 Hunter working around port (5) 8 Clumsy suggestion after second drink (8)
11 Almost naked peer (4)
15 PM finished packing child seat on vacation (9)
17 Went back into awful rented housing previously (2-7) 18 Records outlining husband's illness (8)
20 Heavy metal star (4)
21 3dn child before bed time (7) 22 Pontoon? It's a card game (6) 24 Job for academic in French airline (5)
25 Honest man holding party around home (5)
ACROSS
6 Pertaining to an Indian religion (5) 7 Ancient Egyptian beetle symbol (6) 9 Uncontaminated (7)
10 Made less painful (5)
11 In good order (4)
13 Follow, chase (6)
15 Indicate similarities (5) 16 Electronically marked (6) 17 Revolver trademark (4)
20 More modern (5) 22 Covering (7)
23 Hereditary (6)
24 ‘To the ___ Born’, old TV sitcom (5)
DOWN
1 Person less likely to win (8) 2 Melodic sound (5) 3 Enquired (5)
4 Enjoy yourself (4,3) 5 Showerproof garments (4) 6 Being reluctant (to) (10) 8 Someone looking for risk and excitement (10)
12 ‘What Katy’ ___, book (3) 13 Church bench (3) 14 Preventing (8)
15 Space for lower limbs (7)
18 ___ ‘Low, Sweet Chariot’, traditional spiritual (5) 19 Places where crops are grown (5) 21 Left (4)