7-across – Erotic dancer moves body half-heartedly : GOGOBOY

8-across – Federal agents repeatedly patrolling southern lake : DEADSEA

9-across – Succeed in amorous advance : PASS

10-across – Vulnerable judge abruptly suspended cases : ONTHINICE

12-across – Nothing stopping teacher demonstration : PROOF

13-across – <span>Thugs struggling with the introduction to </span><i>Sex On Fire</i> : GUNSHOTS

15-across – <i>Casualty</i><span> scene not the first for Brian Blessed</span> : HOLY

16-across – Spendthrift taking son out for a drink : WATER

17-across – Part of organ I covered in university course : PIPE

18-across – Smelly problem child drinking in rubbish tip : BOMBSITE

20-across – Poet taking over committee : BOARD

21-across – Gang confronting alien travellers who are loaded : THEJETSET

22-across – Brown University released record : TAPE

24-across – Vacant Burmese cat not following most direct route : BEELINE

25-across – Pervert ultimately hid out around spa : DEVIANT

1-down – American’s drink troubles returning : SODA

2-down – Menial person supporting Wolves? : DOGSBODY

3-down – John bored by golf fellows making exit : LOGOFF

4-down – Architect is gender-fluid : DESIGNER

5-down – Somewhat strange love on degree course : ODDISH

6-down – Saint in revolutionary piece from Claude Debussy : BEDE

11-down – <i>The Sting</i><span> shot with special tension</span> : TIGHTNESS

12-down – Still river with hidden current : PHOTO

14-down – Luke Perry originally into climbing regime : TEPID

16-down – I want the kinky six-footer : WHITEANT

17-down – Anna Friel’s latest tip for cooking fruit : PLANTAIN

19-down – Wurzel reversing the Spanish car : BEETLE

20-down – Queen providing support for bottom fat! : BUTTER

21-down – Flower boxes left out : TEES

23-down – Whales crossing North Atlantic : POND

1-across – Maiden with chaps in bed – ‘Here’s How’ in French : COMMENT

5-across – Vegetable to cut,cut and cut : PARSNIP

9-across – One grand by John Snow house : IGLOO

10-across – Juliet’s follower encountered sapper at a distance : KILOMETRE

11-across – March newspaper : WASHINGTONPOST

13-across – Sea eagle in summer nest : ERNE

14-across – Composer who repairs the box,we’re told : TELEMANN

17-across – Press and TV nonsense repelled broker : MEDIATOR

18-across – Walkway seen from Piraeus to Athens : STOA

21-across – Eats with chips.? No sir! Not normally oggies : CORNISHPASTIES

23-across – New militia lacking its leader is deployed to ambush : LIEINWAIT

24-across – Piano,not in time,backing viola’s piece : PETAL

25-across – Forever remain popular,a touch dizzy and healthy : INDWELL

26-across – Train former journalists : EXPRESS

1-down – Copy in bed : CRIB

2-down – Description of lawyer meanly inferred,possibly,by defendant,initially : MYLEARNEDFRIEND

3-down – Record expressions of impatience for ages : EPOCHS

4-down – Receiving thanks,man! : TAKING

5-down – Source of dates from Lampeter : PALMTREE

6-down – Memo – ‘What’s left when adult leaves?’ : REMINDER

7-down – Plays for England here – and the rest of us : NATIONALTHEATRE

8-down – Close partner,yet not so : PRETTYNEAR

12-down – Liver and lime mixed with cold pasta : VERMICELLI

15-down – <i>Bunthorne’s Bride </i><span>is game</span> : PATIENCE

16-down – Postpone work on aircraft delivery : MOTHBALL

19-down – What’ll suggest fencing material? : WATTLE

20-down – In haste,pupils advance : STEPUP

22-down – Additional luxurious fabric is trimmed : PLUS

1-across – Risky food passed round not later than end of Christmas – mind the sprouts! : BABYSIT

5-across – Stupid effin’ old man’s twittering nonsense? : COVFEFE

9-across – Could I be fit for comrade? : AMIGO

10-across – Gluttonous beast,cruciverbalist after missing starter opens booze : WOLVERINE

11-across – Fellow has blueprint written in day for rocket,say : SALADPLANT

12-across – Drop a log on head of hungry bear : POOH

14-across – See 17 Down : MALFUNCTION

18-across – Possible requirement when cut in trade reversed,better finally : ELASTOPLAST

21-across – See 2 Down : PADS

22-across – Steps taken after worker gets near figure in minor skirmish : HANDBAGSAT

25-across – Tripped during competition – in bits : CHOPPEDUP

26-across – Initially gung-ho,unusually aggressive,now official is dropping matter : GUANO

27-across – Safeguard rank defending lieutenant : SHELTER

28-across – See 24 Down : THEBALL

1-down – Cook sounds like an ass,did you say? : BRAISE

2-down – Great work and promotions for cleaners : BRILLO

3-down – Weapons manufacturer in cahoots in the end with writer : SWORDSMITH

4-down – Where water might be taken,not quite drier : TOWEL

5-down – Nude dancing in ring with a marigold : CALENDULA

6-down – Pence under vainglorious egomanic,evidently all kicking off – for him previously? : VEEP

7-down – Serialised copies I’d adapted : EPISODIC

8-down – Charger where mobile finally rested,one having left phone plugged in : ELEPHANT

13-down – A lovely fish – is that not quite right? : ACUTEANGLE

15-down – Nordic jewel’s back,and pearl lost : LAPLANDER

16-down – See 22 Across : TENPACES

17-down – Uncomfortable in bust after minor design failure : WARDROBE

19-down – A Kazakh__ capital in actuality? : ASTANA

20-down – Constitutional guarantees ultimately something of a myth? : STROLL

23-down – Store soaked up : DEPOT

24-down – Screwing originally,what snooker player would do in type of competition : SPOT

1-across – Students here affected America : CAMPUS

5-across – Tom possibly on a search for dead accommodating place : CATACOMB

9-across – Dodgy football club concealing debt : SPURIOUS

10-across – Lines of type or squiggles : POETRY

11-across – Before gossip,stand aside : STAGEWHISPER

13-across – Backward Yanks study!? : SWOT

14-across – What makes the real you deny it – twice,brazenly? : IDENTITY

17-across – Underwear that’s exasperating : KNICKERS

18-across – Catch wife in embrace of mate : PAWL

20-across – Crime of old lady: nabbing rocking cradle : GRANDLARCENY

23-across – Use milk,almost curdled,for breakfast? : MUESLI

24-across – Display lamb cooked in controlled zone : EMBLAZON

25-across – Mature blend of rye? That’s cheating! : ADULTERY

26-across – Good as a woodwind section – but insatiable : GREEDY

2-down – Range of adult records from former times : ALPS

3-down – Soldiers,with one jerk clinging on for support : PARASITIC

4-down – Labour needs a new election catchphrase? : SLOGAN

5-down – Customer is e.g. about to be covered in blubber as a means of improving looks? : COSMETICSURGERY

6-down – Bugs,garden tools,dance wear : TAPSHOES

7-down – Garnish shows one’s out of touch romantically : CRESS

8-down – Could be Ludlow’s ATM network needs fixing : MARKETTOWN

12-down – Bird needs a shot to move gracefully : SWANAROUND

15-down – Sort of trifle that produces tight coat! : TIPSYCAKE

16-down – French writer’s not entirely over LA – “inexorable!” : VERLAINE

19-down – Sucker’s base program error : BEDBUG

21-down – Nosy overseer of missions by lake : NASAL

22-down – Pound to go out of business : FOLD

1-across – Two males wearing formal outfits for important meetings : SUMMITS

5-across – Operations bringing in nothing after April by the way : APROPOS

9-across – Ace medical worker going round hospital when needed : ADHOC

10-across – Flexible item ruptured with holes : LITHESOME

11-across – Not playing around,sadly : POIGNANTLY

12-across – Somewhat wide-ranging segment of a recent Taylor Swift concert? : ERA

14-across – Frustrated senior cops assigned to a job : DISAPPOINTED

18-across – Fresh larvae,I guess,is a type of rich food : LIVERSAUSAGE

21-across – Standard role in film getting cut : PAR

22-across – Animal rage freely flowing from execs : MANAGERIAL

25-across – Area up front usually needs to house fruit machine : AUTOMATON

26-across – ‘Ideal’ days ultimately never materialise before noon : DREAM

27-across – Trendy person extremely precocious in their performing : HIPSTER

28-across – It’s a typical measurement,of course : YARDAGE

1-down – American politician enthralled by science? This smells somewhat fishy … : SCAMPI

2-down – Second broadcast includes hot material : MOHAIR

3-down – Provocative conclusion to column in popular church journal : INCENDIARY

4-down – Hairdressing business regularly seen in small towns? : SALON

5-down – Wild animals run off,covered in little insects : ANTELOPES

6-down – Short Instagram video is genuine,we’re told : REEL

7-down – Quality land : PROPERTY

8-down – Officials set to transform administrative districts : STEWARDS

13-down – Chief component of phone containing metal : RINGLEADER

15-down – Stone coming from blast area,possibly : ALABASTER

16-down – Careless hit-and-run? : SLAPDASH

17-down – Go too far on the subject of rearing dogs,perhaps : OVERSTEP

19-down – Pictures of clubs in Eastern Massachusetts : CINEMA

20-down – Method of cooking meat in edges of fire? : FLAMBE

23-down – Endlessly uses a loudspeaker to give someone grief : ANNOY

24-down – Piece in revolutionary multimedia issue : EMIT