| Clues across |
| 9 | Smell of a city (Italian) (5) |
| 10 | Lion, perhaps, has her in east – tied to a wheel? (9) |
| 11 | Because the Parisian’s inside, we have quiet (7) |
| 12 | Pasta dish found in dip in country road (7) |
| 13 | Snap quickly into meal (9) |
| 14 | How trapeze artistes show recklessness for band accompanying their act? (5) |
| 15 | He’s not yet the boss – except for a moment, perhaps (6-2-7) |
| 19 | Space encountered by insect (5) |
| 21 | Friends retreat, glad to be so carefree (4-5) |
| 24 | Prickly shrub, having caught first and last characters, is to be put in fire-basket (7) |
| 25 | Fasteners for clothes wrapped round broken leg (7) |
| 27 | Less onerous period of time taken to go a great distance (5-4) |
| 28 | I’ve pulled out of nose-dive – pride, it’s said (5) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Broken wells found in gap between mountain peaks (4) |
| 2 | 1 down with story for dog (6) |
| 3 | Little chap – chap with Ulster family (8) |
| 4 | Rash to provide city with winding labyrinth (6) |
| 5 | Going in for the Olympics? It’s hell, mostly, exercising in upper room (8) |
| 6 | Something to learn – wear fewer clothes (6) |
| 7 | State airline has first-class return (8) |
| 8 | Played ‘Tree’ badly over and over again (10) |
| 13 | Black stable (not first of choices) is turned out for a game (10) |
| 16 | Eccentric tiresome person, we’re told, provides series of operations designed to achieve objective (8) |
| 17 | Damaged tender is slotted into place (8) |
| 18 | Want some wood? Here’s a pig surrounded by a lot (8) |
| 20 | Want a drink? Forget the soda at first – my age is showing! (6) |
| 22 | Players, or cast, maybe (6) |
| 23 | Put a gloss on foreign language (6) |
| 26 | Team dies when in trouble (4) |
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