The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Something happening to a
friend by the way (12)
8 Sarah’s prepared to attack
repeatedly (6)
9 Breaks down any sales
arrangement (8)
10 Vandalism, so look at me in
depression (10)
11 Queen featured in Mexican
newspaper (4)
12 Catches sight of Eastern
agents (6)
14 List next to the French
pictures (8)
16 Brings up, runs true to form (8) 19 Put into cipher, including
poem (6)
21 In-house, a rival brand (4)
22 Venomous creature under dark
nameless opening (5,5)
24 Cunning swimmer conceals
one object (8)
25 Wished to be married,
embracing soldier (6)
26 Cosy starship travelling in
pursuit of distant bodies (12)
DOWN
1 Furious buccaneer losing head (5) 2 Indian food and drink I knock up (7) 3 Person getting rid of vending machine (9) 4 Least distant eastern trip (7) 5 To be patient sounds a burden (5) 6 Expose unprofessional animal on the radio (3,4) 7 Tofu for Bruce and Dicky (4,4) 13 Memory of holiday may make one nervous (8) 15 Separatist holiday abroad? (9) 17 Despots in the party ran tsardoms (7) 18 Break potato put in drink (5,2) 20 Wine from China – it being drunk (7) 22 British air ruined wild rose (5) 23 Begins a show with zero writing implements? (5)
ACROSS
3 Glide across snow (3) 7 Soil fertiliser (6) 8 ___ the Elephant, song (6) 9 US state south of Wyoming (8) 10 Sharp spasm (4) 11 Estimate (6) 12 Applies (to) (6) 15 Fails an exam (6) 18 Porous volcanic rock (6) 20 Very unattractive (4) 22 Abjure (8) 23 Bitterly (6) 24 Anne ___, Jane Austen heroine (6) 25 Baronet’s title (3)
DOWN
1 Helicopter’s spinning blades (6) 2 ___ Bonaparte, French emperor (8) 3 Gardener’s cutting tools (6) 4 Of sports, played under a roof (6) 5 Hit your hands together (4) 6 Victor in a conquest (6) 11 ___ Ramsey, 1966 England football manager (3) 13 Widely known (8) 14 Claim damages (3) 16 Roman fighting unit (6) 17 Wanders off the path (6) 18 Gratify, give satisfaction (6) 19 Type of clock with a bird (6) 21 Measure of 36 inches (4)