9-across – Bringing forth the case for the Euro? : EVOCATIVE

10-across – Weapon whose abandonment may bring promotion : LANCE

11-across – Porn appears for the first time in Beethoven’s work : EROTICA

12-across – Ealing Broadway first confused Asian : BENGALI

13-across – Extent of territory occupied by Crusaders? : ACRE

14-across – L could be a bargain : LOSSLEADER

15-across – One thing a spinster cannot do : REMARRY

17-across – Tony provided plum duff for the family : LUMPKIN

19-across – Effects lacking on our railways : SOUNDTRACK

22-across – Nourishment available for two small coins : SOUP

23-across – Why admit late items to be loaded? : WEALTHY

24-across – Relating to a period after privatising the mail : POSTWAR

26-across – Authority for government measures : RULER

27-across – Dutch uncle without a notion of geometry : EUCLIDEAN

1-down – Sign of happy marriage – none of this : NEVERACROSSWORD

2-down – Old record player? : MONOGRAM

3-down – Illness one may find in Africa : MALI

4-down – Slow in raising one’s hat to a politician : DILATORY

5-down – Island for a boy to cry over : LESBOS

6-down – Battle celebrated by Orange type : BLENHEIM

7-down – Draw no conclusion from turning to the front : ONWARD

8-down – It’s not quite clear how a Jew almost managed to save Christian writings : SEMITRANSPARENT

16-down – Space traveller and model flier : REDSTART

17-down – Substitute taking over key role : LOCKPICK

18-down – Japanese growth threatening our country? : KNOTWEED

20-down – Incompetent, but could be employed with a change of polarity : UNABLE

21-down – What a cat does with a rat : RHYMES

25-down – What’s wrong about party leader? : SPIN

9-across – Welsh mouth to Breton river? There’s freakishness for you! : ABERRANCE

10-across – See 13 and 21 : ADLER

11-across – 24’s picked painter, parallel to… : ELECTRA

12-across – … diphthong, one third of it American : OEDIPUS

13-across – Lazy fellow covering Near East turmoil that could have scandalised Bohemia : IRENE

14-across – More expensive hairdo keeping jumper on top floor? : UPPERROOM

16-across – Article on sex offender following film devotee of 24, 23 down or 10? : PSYCHOTHERAPIST

19-across – Lights of mine make out my lad as Vice-President : DAVYLAMPS

21-across – Student arrives on wrong day – he comes to the queen as a music maker : LARRY

22-across – Liberal caterer left men cured with treatment : CLEMENT

23-across – Scot cut short a holy man with a wife and mother of 12 : JOCASTA

24-across – See 22 and 21down : FREUD

25-across – Canary, one that sang tenor parrot-fashion? : LANZAROTE

1-down – Long-tailed duck grasps broken pipe, getting disfigured : HARELIPPED

2-down – Cut little city very hard : SEVERELY

3-down – Summons man to squirm? : WRITHE

4-down – 24’s daughter wasn’t worth much : ANNA

5-down – Release in chamber for Italian writer and politician in robes : DECOMPRESS

6-down – An old ram is converted and gets a halo : MANDORLA

7-down – Drink fizzy pop with port in the Middle East : ALEPPO

8-down – Weapon that needs ironing, would you say? : KRIS

14-down – Turn a little – my turn at last : ULTIMATELY

15-down – Solver’s dead – died after setter – here are their spirits : METHYLATED

17-down – Old weapons ensure cattle are outside a pound : HALBERDS

18-down – Teacher in black first put up with mockery : IRRISION

20-down – Saw contest, got married : VIEWED

21-down – Lost lord retained one right in long-standing quarrel with painter : LUCIAN

22-down – Blow that could be shot : CUFF

23-down – Pole imprisoned by German in Salad Days? : JUNG

1-across – 1000 pounds paid for our incoming food expert : GOURMET

5-across – They’re naughty when Carl’s working outside : RASCALS

9-across – Pass easily, taking year off before working : SIMPLON

10-across – Engineer’s going without proper food : CEREALS

11-across – Service commercial vehicle, say, at back : ADVANTAGE

12-across – For this reason ring off once man goes ahead : HENCE

13-across – Moving towards former president of Egypt : SADAT

15-across – Fifty-one scolded and set free : LIBERATED

17-across – Sheltered, as a Parisian once asked : UNEXPOSED

19-across – Half expect to get the Spanish drum out : EXPEL

22-across – Peacekeeping force in South Africa, a hot place : SAUNA

23-across – Fall guy gapes, with coat ruined : SCAPEGOAT

25-across – Greed is a weakness, a redhead admitted : AVARICE

26-across – Most miserly change to means test? No way! : MEANEST

27-across – One of those offering support to the board? : TRESTLE

28-across – Turns to go off at quarter to six, nine short : ROTATES

1-down – Fumes a lot, as they talk too much : GASBAGS

2-down – Cool mud oven exploded : UNMOVED

3-down – Mercury left in contact with fruit : MELON

4-down – They feel it’s time to have castle refurbished : TENTACLES

5-down – Companion to regret wearing ruffle : RUCHE

6-down – Sudden increase cleaner accepted as an extra payment : SURCHARGE

7-down – A good man behind a bag counter! : AGAINST

8-down – Postpone imprisoning us while away : SUSPEND

14-down – One cuts a fine figure in the garden! : TOPIARIST

16-down – Heater once used by people approaching retirement : BEDWARMER

17-down – Arrogant person raises bitter : UPSTART

18-down – Flightless bird has flying teal to compete with : EMULATE

20-down – Complain and drag bunk inside : PROTEST

21-down – Understatement gives false impression about child : LITOTES

23-down – Screen is erected the day before : SIEVE

24-down – Call for cut rejected by court : EXACT