| Clues across |
| 1 | Vagrant to catch around first of March (5) |
| 4 | Practised returning coffin to vehicle? (9) |
| 9 | Bah! Our pie’s made from this spurge! (9) |
| 10 | Make deep noise in throat, to get bigger with opening of larynx (5) |
| 11 | Time to muse? (5) |
| 12 | Mind lentil etc in stew (9) |
| 13 | One divulging information in bar with surprising relish (9) |
| 16 | Hostelry humour heard as a joke (2,3) |
| 18 | Material seen in many London shops (5) |
| 19 | He keeps a record of rare grits, perhaps (9) |
| 20 | Tool for making instruments sharp dampens quality of sound, we’re told (9) |
| 23 | Colour of old photographs held by coarse pianist (5) |
| 25 | Check, seizing good period in office (5) |
| 26 | I entangle to disentangle, lacking refinement (9) |
| 27 | See boss jump, given this advantage (4,5) |
| 28 | He’ll fix your piano, rotating nut with some hesitation (5) |
