The Herald crosswords
ACROSS
1 Group of stars ill? Bet theatre will be put off! (3,6,4) 8 Fish and fruit brought over with awful starter (4) 9 I do barrows up with bits of trees usually used in pipe-making (10) 10 Echo part of speech that gets behind religious ed. (6) 11 Does better than other yachts known to have ship-borne trouble (8) 12 Automatically approving of partner's big bum wobbling (6-8) 14 Forget past hatreds? But, hey, Thatcher must be put right! (4,3,7) 18 French and German articles? Talk about lousy! (5,3) 19 Touch of hazel seen in domestic southern flower (6) 21 Form firm, then start to kick out leadership (10) 22 Good boy causing joy and pleasure (4) 23 Sort having wine and liquor is my type of dude! (7,6)
DOWN
1 Foreign letter written about naughty foreign PM ... (7) 2 ..."Steer clear of The First Lady when cuddling Bill" (5) 3 Singer Justin's admission: taking first E, being a drinker (7) 4 Cooked dinner, though not rare (4,2,3,6) 5 Queen singer and old lady going topless is a mistake (7) 6 I really fancy myself in a con game I fixed (9) 7 Socialist prisoner hoarding bit of food is a danger sign (3,4) 13 Job of lawyers head of studio involved in Evita? (9) 14 Support eating slices of new nutritious orange cake (7) 15 Half-cut Tina needs support outside shop at front, being thus (7) 16 A foolish individual seen around navy port abroad (7) 17 Stylish worker gives support to English member (7) 20 Top of bed breaking off could cause this! (5)
ACROSS
1 Relatives of the monarch (5,6) 9 Shouts (5) 10 Chiselled (7) 11 Heedless (7) 12 Large wild ox, known as the buffalo in America (5) 13 Without solidity (6) 15 The Twins, sign of the zodiac (6) 18 Recess (5) 20 Wages given to employees while they are away ill (4,3) 22 Hair soap (7) 23 Bowl-shaped depression (5) 24 Pass to a different owner (6,5)
DOWN
2 Japanese art of paper-folding (7) 3 Confused, bewildered (2,3) 4 Lighter coloured (hair) (6) 5 Gruesome (7) 6 Leans to one side (5) 7 Unkempt quality (11) 8 Recognising (11) 14 Make higher (7) 16 Foisted (7) 17 On dry land (6) 19 Tutor for exams (5) 21 Hooded snake of India (5)