1-across – Financially reliable American making a bit of money once : SOLIDUS

5-across – Female getting well and truly overtaken panicked : FLAPPED

9-across – Eruption in bees’ homes : HIVES

10-across – The old man’s account about soldiers in musical composition : PASTORALE

11-across – Mum and I join forces to a significant extent : MATERIALLY

12-across – Old deity,trite,heartless : BAAL

14-across – One facing restrictions behind bars for heinous acts : BARBARITIES

18-across – Fake matter surprisingly free,having a certain appeal : COUNTERFEIT

21-across – Pastry item – maybe attendee at football match has devoured fifty : FLAN

22-across – Manifestly immoral measure not right for suffering penitent? : FLAGELLANT

25-across – I’m US loony,going wild menacingly : OMINOUSLY

26-across – Lizard rescuers in vehicles found outside school : AGAMA

27-across – Spiced up in a miniskirt. say : DRESSED

28-across – City river penetrating some foreign hideout : DRESDEN

1-down – English arts graduate following reduced school form : SCHEMA

2-down – Drink in the course of duty,showing lack of seriousness : LEVITY

3-down – Show lack of respect for accolade in broadcast : DISTRIBUTE

4-down – Point in the deep provided with barriers : SEPTA

5-down – Become dim about Trump’s country having bad discharge of weaponry : FUSILLADE

6-down – Very eager to get a medal : AGOG

7-down – Map out what sounds like zone for flatworms : PLANARIA

8-down – Fighter suitable,left on register : DUELLIST

13-down – Like some plants Greek character hadn’t given up consuming : PISTILLATE

15-down – Wicked ruler said to be living out in the country? : RURALISED

16-down – Somerset’s original eatery with ancient wooden platform? : SCAFFOLD

17-down – Supposed to have set musical show up : PUTATIVE

19-down – Character carrying an untrue report : CANARD

20-down – Make severe demands on family : STRAIN

23-down – Teased escort audibly : GUYED

24-down – Signs of displeasure – no time for increase in confidence? : BOOS

1-across – Playing piano,uncle with FRCS is an accomplished pianist : FRANCIS

5-across – See 1 : POULENC

9-across – Top African city describing its environment : URBAN

10-across – Castle at first repaired and newly restored here : LANCASTER

11-across – He was bound to catch fire? : PROMETHEUS

12-across – Architect and writer entertain on vacation : WREN

14-across – One looks for treasure cache,possibly among 10? : BEACHCOMBER

18-across – Dare to break with America’s ‘special relationship’ : CAMARADERIE

21-across – Not as many start off as pitcher : EWER

22-across – Nursery doctor coming across outpour in bed : FOURPOSTER

25-across – Use one’s head swiftly when skinny kids start to abstain from food : THINKFAST

26-across – Open space in Casualty : AGAPE

27-across – Had a go like crazy in swift mode of travel,etc : PACKAGE

28-across – See 27 : HOLIDAY

1-down – Badly dressed bum in funny clothing : FRUMPY

2-down – Britain draping its leader in part of its coat of arms : ALBION

3-down – Run Intercity : CANTERBURY

4-down – Graceful woman is quiet about work-up : SYLPH

5-down – Bureaucrat in prison with drug dealer : PENPUSHER

6-down – Some without a happy state : UTAH

7-down – Poet in residence seeing difficult birth in early James Bond premieres : EJTHRIBB

8-down – My love,never try ear bursting,it’s a delicate body part : CORONARY

13-down – Stuck in traffic with no toilets? A disaster : NOSETOTAIL

15-down – Gold disc half lost,oddly no copy of recording : AUDIOTAPE

16-down – During break,workers like some bottles of wine : SCREWTOP

17-down – In the morning,perhaps,in case one forgets : AMNESIAC

19-down – Maroon fibre : STRAND

20-down – See 8 : ARTERY

23-down – Feel sick and so forth,must be admitted to right hospital : RETCH

24-down – Fine and even slices of bread and vegetable : OKRA

1-across – Makes special parts from spare plastic? : ANAGRAMS

6-across – Benefactor flawlessly working to protect Republican : PATRON

9-across – Entitled hoo-ha about traditional grub : TOADINTHEHOLE

10-across – Current prejudices dismissing first hint of affection for bin chickens? : IBISES

11-across – Everything is in place for learning very old language : UNIVERSE

13-across – Back,bottom,and top of a diamond? : SECONDBASE

15-across – Watch episodes pretty vacuously : ESPY

16-across – Each phone download carries over : APOP

18-across – Improper form of online chat : NONETHICAL

21-across – Idiot comedian Seth is a gas! : NITROGEN

22-across – More wary about guide regularly deserting halfway through : CAGIER

23-across – Immediate tension as a nut runs wild : INSTANTANEOUS

25-across – Uncovered fuels catch fire : IGNITE

26-across – Colour quality of tattoos on chap’s back and head : PINKNESS

2-down – Incompetent A-lister? : NOTABLE

3-down – Green jumper made from recycled rags by customer : GRASSHOPPER

4-down – House is different when the front is removed : ARIES

5-down – Fruit positioned alongside poison shrub,mostly : SATSUMA

6-down – Power goes to the head of local club chairperson : PRESIDENT

7-down – <span>Couple of leading pieces from this week’s </span><i>Observer</i> : TWO

8-down – Old writer given drink finally starts talking : OPENSUP

12-down – Formal clothing good to have after ironing : EVENINGGOWN

14-down – Disparage one framework supporting study : DENIGRATE

17-down – Pressure now on doubles partners,perhaps : PAIRING

19-down – In town,is ignoring every odd character best? Always! : NONSTOP

20-down – They don’t like people getting on : AGEISTS

22-down – Works partly shown on a carousel going round : CANON

24-down – Go on an icy run and nearly lose traction : SKI

1-across – Sort of leave work around the house : GARDENING

6-across – Venerated object to carry miles : TOTEM

9-across – A swimmer’s name forgotten – that’s his former name : ASWAS

10-across – Favouring potential new power source is an extravagance : PROFUSION

11-across – US plaintiff,kid’s mother : DOE

12-across – Revising creed,only if good for the planet : ECOFRIENDLY

14-across – French composer ponders,losing speed : DELIBES

15-across – Appropriate service held in the sea : MERITED

16-across – What may be knocked out of shy clown enthusiast : COCONUT

19-across – Ground given anti-slip winter treatment : GRITTED

22-across – Suck up the taste of Indian meal without dal in the end : CURRYFAVOUR

23-across – Sickness was carried in the air,it’s said : FLU

24-across – Had too much already,before we hear a tea going into the cooker : OVEREATEN

26-across – Perfect negotiator’s motto : IDEAL

27-across – Tall tree collapsed,locking in carbon : ERECT

28-across – Distasteful ruling holds up in turn : REPUGNANT

1-down – One relative or one of each sex : GRANDAD

2-down – Bad treatment of green wood : RAWDEAL

3-down – Rabbit that lays eggs? : EASTERBUNNY

4-down – I am godly? No I am not : IMPIOUS

5-down – Rum stuff,this material : GROGRAM

6-down – Not entirely tense character : TAU

7-down – Tasted some dish,make three changes? : TRIEDIT

8-down – One day,looked to be rich : MONEYED

13-down – Such a scream,having a very minor operation? : EARPIERCING

16-down – Weather pattern is working through a sequence : CYCLONE

17-down – As commander,sadly greet such a procession : CORTEGE

18-down – Kitchen appliance closed at the back? Not quite : TOASTER

19-down – Mature woman heartlessly breaking into clique : GROWNUP

20-down – Fabric,rich,folded over cheese : TAFFETA

21-down – One sported with hose,wetter holding this : DOUBLET

25-down – Amphibian wandered away,off its lead : EFT

1-across – Journalist on pills,doctors wrapped and prepared : DRESSED

5-across – No doctor around to begin with – on location,you must get into shape : POLYGON

9-across – E.g. oils winch occasionally for little lorry : ARTIC

10-across – Residual radiance of surrealist art we flog : AFTERGLOW

11-across – Get married in Windsor – possibly circumventing terms of it with divorce : TIETHEKNOT

12-across – This writer’s article for European Vogue : FAD

14-across – Faithfully taking on Park Run – straining Achilles at the start in a hazardous manner : PRECARIOUSLY

18-across – Leaders of certain African countries checking temperature after hot spells : INCANTATIONS

21-across – Sister removing bits from kitchen units : NUN

22-across – Awful trauma – so in hospital : SANATORIUM

25-across – I’m referee next : IMMEDIATE

26-across – Get material in audition and well up : SURGE

27-across – Brief initially taking legal advice concerning our negligence in court : LACONIC

28-across – Diminish link,say,bringing sons together : ASSUAGE

1-down – Want daughter to join our home : DEARTH

2-down – One of two that is reared by the King : EITHER

3-down – Criminal in car chase looking for sweetener : SACCHARINE

4-down – Had coffee for one day on order : DRANK

5-down – Tip and pour or spread mixture : POTPOURRI

6-down – It might be Hollywood Boulevard for Grease : LARD

7-down – Or try to get fairground prize? : GOLDFISH

8-down – A Dyson Airblade was primarily designed for the current time : NOWADAYS

13-down – Sandwich maybe hot – nothing goes through connected properties : TOWNHOUSES

15-down – Coach horse cutting almost all risk : CHARABANC

16-down – Perhaps honesty box is originally in lane for change : BIENNIAL

17-down – English funny about working to be profitable : ECONOMIC

19-down – Dossier parties surrendered before,essentially,Gerald Ford made it : SIERRA

20-down – Current measure of a politician regularly missing debrief : AMPERE

23-down – Ring some Sloane Rangers up : ARENA

24-down – Loaded without opening port : ADEN