| Clues across |
| 8 | Sailor with alien’s coat (6) |
| 9 | Don is a rotter to cut up rodents (8) |
| 10 | Mix vinegar with tea? One might, since no meat’s involved (10) |
| 11 | Greasy lace mat sees off first of diners (4) |
| 12 | Loved a party with left-winger (6) |
| 14 | Guides study channels (8) |
| 15 | Less experienced, but more environmentally-friendly (7) |
| 16 | Standing and highly-principled (7) |
| 20 | Reject help with device for measuring size of wheel (8) |
| 23 | Disregard gin cocktail or eggnog, initially (6) |
| 24 | Tide turns – correct? (4) |
| 25 | Not an oppressive dwelling? Sailors appreciate it! (10) |
| 27 | French veto smell, perhaps. What rubbish! (8) |
| 28 | Uncovered writer buried in dictionary (6) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Lend a car, running round to get dates (8) |
| 2 | Island sounds like heaven (4) |
| 3 | Saint to apply rouge and stand with legs apart (8) |
| 4 | CIA – a top organisation for just deserts, we hear! (7) |
| 5 | Church official, we’re told, is one of the big guns (6) |
| 6 | Proposal concerning answer to puzzle (10) |
| 7 | Crush French and obtain grain (6) |
| 13 | Complaint? Hammer suit out! (10) |
| 17 | Ache with tuberculosis, sitting on neat artist’s accessory (5-3) |
| 18 | Bothered, rushed around donkey (8) |
| 19 | Pulled dagger out after start of duel (7) |
| 21 | Not outside, like a spyhole, maybe (6) |
| 22 | Volunteers loaned special ability (6) |
| 26 | Wanderer loses his head – it’s finished (4) |
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