The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
9 Italian footballers have game
with teamwork (9)
10 Hit the top (5)
11 Come back with a new cover (7) 12 Give right to men not starting
with designation of rank (7)
13 Unsettle angelic secretary in
old pub (3,6)
16 Has Pennsylvania got a
ski resort? (5)
17 Receiver is headset, it’ll
broadcast (9,4)
20 Finish tiling, pasting with filler (5) 21 Tough nature of reins I’d put
back inside (9)
24 Frosty atmosphere is since
changing (7)
25 Depot of silver in shop (7)
27 Article in Gaelic to wipe out (5) 28 Device to catch puma, or set
free? (9)
DOWN
1 Woman I love is returning from
North Sea workplace (3,3)
2 Record of cheque for small
container (4)
3 Abstract art by Thurman causes
shock (6)
4 Lump of earth fish has left
to eat (4)
5 Kind compiler, old newspaper
employee (10)
6 Small business the first to come
down to the country (8)
7 Cook eats hotpot that freshens
one’s breath (10)
8 Conclude no fire (7)
14 Tide turning, to nail Italian (10)
15 They’re identical,
nevertheless (3,3,4)
18 Way-out measures, once metres,
converted (8)
19 Made light of slipshod editing (7) 22 Pressed, bound by their one
duty (6)
23 Tired agent receives American
general (6)
25 Drink contains nothing for liquid
starter (4)
26 Couples head off with affected
manner (4)
ACROSS
1 Daring, enterprising (11)
9 Theatrical show (5)
10 Come to nothing (7)
11 Surprise (7)
12 Terrible fear (5)
13 Hyperbole (13)
16 Energetic Cuban dance (5) 18 Precious green stone (7) 20 Fabricate (7)
21 Keyboard instrument (5) 22 Combat (11)
DOWN
2 Go off course (7) 3 Happening (5)
4 Liable to mood swings (13) 5 Deposit left (7)
6 Bring together (5) 7 Nobility or privileged class (11) 8 Completely exhausted (5,2,4) 14 Busy place for shipping (7) 15 Issue (from) (7) 17 Fleshy tropical fruit (5) 19 Person living overseas (5)