The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
9 First section, in mouthful consisting of two pieces (9)
10 Spanish article about the girl (5)
11 Beg for some proven treatment (7)
12 Portion of a trench unearthed (7)
13 Extends prison sentences (9)
16 Riled about lazy person (5)
17 Soundly sponsor a rewarded intellectual to a degree (13)
20 One in uniform on the lookout for talent? (5)
21 Alertness against a ceiling collapse (9)
24 Included in register as having a run of success (2,1,4)
25 Impressive publicity notice for relative (7)
27 Stories of porter found in back street (5)
28 Such a fan of a dentist! (9)
DOWN
1 Haunt jittery boss around the south-east (6)
2 Roasting device tilts over (4)
3 Man enters drunkenly (6)
4 Sediment seen in low tide initially (4)
5 Famous address in Pennsylvania (10)
6 Film, for example, seen in local (8)
7 Endurance pioneer shows restraint with weight (10)
8 During trial, leg rotates with brisk movement (7)
14 Cheap? That’s logical! (10)
15 Some bitter, lovely sort of Wimbledon shot (4-6)
18 Shorten last orders in Cornish town and break free (3,5)
19 Costers attacked chaperones (7)
22 Tiny uprising involving key pack animals (6)
23 Last objective on river (6)
25 Get a new entrance (4)
26 Engagement which may be fruitful (4)
ACROSS
1 Withdraw (4,3)
5 Splits, openings (5)
8 Edged silently (5)
9 Related to vigorous exercise (7)
10 Organises according to a plan (8)
11 Bends in respect (4)
13 Dodged (6)
15 Damages or deprivations (6)
18 Robin ___, Russell Crowe film (4)
19 Chorister’s gown (8)
22 Making a tree home (7)
23 Fashion, general mode (5)
24 Seed coverings (5)
25 Read thoroughly (7)
DOWN
1 Two-wheeler (7)
2 Profession of faith (5)
3 Unharmonious, flat (3,2,3)
4 Widening gradually (trousers) (6)
5 Of meat, very lightly cooked (4)
6 Sinewy (7)
7 Plunders (5)
12 Laptop, eg (8)
14 Stimulates (7)
16 Went too fast on the road (7)
17 Replaced the receiver (4,2)
18 Gut feeling (5)
20 Listed things (5)
21 Fleshy fruits, often dried (4)