| Clues across |
| 1 | Concerning poetry, goes backwards (8) |
| 6 | Iron, for example, could be extracted from this area (6) |
| 9 | Fail to win, enshrined in record and shut down (6) |
| 10 | Assorted particles of dirt seen put in (8) |
| 11 | After joint, stupid person makes a reflex action (4-4) |
| 12 | Bet he’s in command (6) |
| 13 | Lurking in haven, general’s there to exact retribution (6) |
| 16 | Brought up nicely, changes to turn rude (8) |
| 18 | Wait outside to pester householder for a thick slice of bread (8) |
| 19 | Barmy, expressing assent to be placed next to filthy place (6) |
| 20 | Characters in this bar fly around in orbits (6) |
| 22 | Came back to earth? It could be a delight (8) |
| 25 | Doing as one’s told, establishing garden plot in East? Not right! (8) |
| 26 | The rootless damson’s chopped up (6) |
| 27 | Fool comprehends most of story, illuminated by the setting sun (6) |
| 28 | Drawing back and giving way again (8) |
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| Clues down |
| 2 | Woman – she French? Not originally (5) |
| 3 | New Yorker, perhaps, seen at festival with socially inept person, endlessly (9) |
| 4 | Bottom border of map depicts wetland plant (5) |
| 5 | Gluing wall-covering? Protection for scratch needed! (8-7) |
| 6 | It can be blown or made into jam (9) |
| 7 | Waist measurement goes up in tight rig-out! (5) |
| 8 | In the red – more than one series of deliveries held back (9) |
| 14 | Ancient instrument in part of London – its horsehair scrapes over sheep’s intestines (6,3) |
| 15 | Wanderer’s synonym in broken text reveals an outgoing person (9) |
| 17 | Not feeling humiliated by nude, badly depicted, while holding a fake (9) |
| 21 | Third earl, oddly, comes in and goes out (5) |
| 23 | One icon changes architectural style (5) |
| 24 | Finish working? It’s one way to look at things (3-2) |
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