| Clues across |
| 8 | Keep various activities going simultaneously in prison with a broken leg? (6) |
| 9 | Father’s brother, say, at National Children’s Home originally, is to stop being tight-fisted (8) |
| 10 | Throw something out? Aircraft is not crashing! (8) |
| 11 | Food store found in cellar (derelict) (6) |
| 12 | Draughtsman returns to get prize for merit (6) |
| 13 | Dane, perhaps, needs coin to put by broken window-glass (8) |
| 14 | Sort of atom to poise awkwardly (7) |
| 16 | Enthusiastic – like orange peel? (7) |
| 20 | Quiet! Gym expert’s almost replete! (8) |
| 23 | Put a gloss on European language (6) |
| 25 | Wizard’s bird (6) |
| 26 | Lop piece off tree bole, we’re told, at start of evening (8) |
| 27 | Roughly vetting first of elements in character-sketch (8) |
| 28 | Leases out supports (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Undeveloped headland is set for display of bad manners (8) |
| 2 | Hag at a riot – what’s her name? (6) |
| 3 | Puds seem spoiled (6,2) |
| 4 | Group quite upset about collection of books (7) |
| 5 | Eye-piece removed from field-glasses after first three and last characters have left (6) |
| 6 | Pride etc, decayed (8) |
| 7 | European Community gets crazy maze – that’s rash! (6) |
| 15 | Getting to grips with food (fish) (8) |
| 17 | Betrothed and uses dope, getting fuddled (8) |
| 18 | Disturb lunettes (8) |
| 19 | Butter up – not so rough! (7) |
| 21 | Time out in city? It makes you sick! (6) |
| 22 | It’s fine, holding it within limits (6) |
| 24 | Path traced initially by insect (6) |
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