The Herald on Sunday crosswords

ACROSS

1 Super icon made to walk under

actors’ frame (10,4)

9 Strain river, right? (5)

10 Cut, reason to take someone

on again (9)

11 Language where range is hard (7) 12 Country to develop cure

to restrain trouble (7)

13 Shrill greeting, we hear (4)

14 Ordered to respect something

classified (3,6)

18 Like a mobile worker’s

release (5-4)

20 Impersonate policeman

at the Yard (4)

22 Small country hotel’s turning

circle (7)

25 I retain awkward lack of

movement (7)

26 I’m changing recipes?

Not quite right (9)

27 Put back first-class section

of bone (5)

28 And benefits Mrs Twist

with dog (4,4,6)

DOWN

1 Piano let out, if you could? (6)

2 Proportion entering into open

surgery (9)

3 His fact baffled a sea creature (7)

4 A good night guide (5,4)

5 Wise man follows universal

practice (5)

6 Small container for a beast

crossing river (7)

7 Little one hid round back of

school after caught (5)

8 Repeat there’s a point in

ragged attire (7)

15 I’d split gift meant for leading

politician (9)

16 Pure chaos on board that’s

dependable (9)

17 That woman will nearly draw dog (7) 19 Baby minders are easy targets (7) 20 Person making some lucre at

Orleans (7)

21 Thanks poet for item of clothing (6) 23 A pie’s cooked till brown (5)

24 Love to exist on fruit (5)

ACROSS

7 All over (2,2,3)

9 Last letter of the Greek

alphabet (5)

10 Storm’s centre (3)

11 Visual artists (9)

12 Drying-cloth (5)

14 Aperture (7)

16 Dubrovnik’s country (7) 18 Brandish (5)

19 Assuming (9)

20 Container for return

postage (inits) (3)

21 As a result (5)

22 Less rough (7)

DOWN

1 Supremely regal (8)

2 Overdue (4)

3 ___ Mint Cake, sweet used by climbers (6) 4 Duffel-coat fastener (6)

5 Show on the small screen (8)

6 Drains of (energy) (4)

8 Moving from the proper place (11)

13 ___ cough, childhood disease (8)

15 Gizmos, collectively (8)

17 Bricklayer’s tool (6)

18 Conducting (a war) (6)

19 District in central London (4)

20 Given up for money (4)