8-across – Recycling I’d not sorted contains sheep’s head alarmingly : DISCONCERTINGLY

9-across – Article quietly includes Queen hit : THRESH

10-across – Startle Conservative in bog : FRIGHTEN

11-across – Memoirs rewritten to include name and unsuitable title : MISNOMER

12-across – A Parisian passes on garments : UNDIES

13-across – Something released by mistake hidden by bleak agency : LEAKAGE

16-across – Bit of Swiss bread? : CENTIME

19-across – Programme goal in range : AGENDA

21-across – Surroundings of bridge players with five clubs : ENVIRONS

24-across – Altruism redirected for one decorating : MURALIST

25-across – Protection for example covering fleet on and off : SAFETY

26-across – Right development sign for rebels : REVOLUTIONARIES

1-down – Celebrate great quintet : HIGHFIVE

2-down – Show shield : SCREEN

3-down – Song from worker on edge : ANTHEM

4-down – Function for a class : PERFORM

5-down – Approach carriage : ATTITUDE

6-down – Fuss about keeping new article sharp : ONTHEDOT

7-down – Profess everything,say,with energy : ALLEGE

14-down – Black ink a journalistic piece used to portray animal : KINKAJOU

15-down – Courteous cougars excitedly embracing one : GRACIOUS

17-down – Musician wandering in street about to follow master with loyalty at first : MINSTREL

18-down – Marker touched summit : FELTTIP

20-down – Excess that is lifted to develop muscles : GLUTEI

22-down – Six shun wayward God : VISHNU

23-down – Brighten up tops of random equipment for use round bar : REFURB

1-across – Those working in very quiet store : PETSHOP

5-across – Free jumble sale held by Greece occasionally : RELEASE

9-across – Great leader : SUPER

10-across – Program rejects Number 10 supporter being given job : APPOINTEE

11-across – ‘Fish surprise’ special – nut and originally dairy-free : ROCKSALMON

12-across – Dessert offered as part of starter? : TART

14-across – Scheming politician to claim ‘I have contrived to kidnap Liberal’ : MACHIAVELLI

18-across – Monarch learnt about bony growth : CROWNANTLER

21-across – Looks like they agree with judge’s conclusions : EYES

22-across – Numbers covered up by one who has followed British sycophant : BROWNNOSER

25-across – Description of skilled footballers and most people? : TWOFOOTED

26-across – Oscar and Penny are returning to work : OPERA

27-across – Happy about 19 + 500? : PLEASED

28-across – Popular nightclub area with wifi : HOTSPOT

1-down – Father’s attempt to make small cake : PASTRY

2-down – Subjects of King leaving degrees of latitude : TOPICS

3-down – Has Starmer mostly dithered over national aggravation? : HARASSMENT

4-down – Precious thing given by queen,evenly wrapped by friend : PEARL

5-down – Predatory rodent bites prince first during test : RAPTORIAL

6-down – Woman removing clothing in den : LAIR

7-down – Friend supports gold-plated court – really? : ACTUALLY

8-down – Thrilling type of car : ELECTRIC

13-down – Dismissed off the final ball? We’re done : OVERANDOUT

15-down – Fish circling new island formed into a solid mass : CONCRETED

16-down – Ship’s company breaks into capsized vessels – that’s some bottle : SCREWTOP

17-down – Party ballot over European Commission where fliers can be found : DOVECOTE

19-down – 1 takes off 13 for the count : ASLEEP

20-down – Imagined rogue trade pocketing millions : DREAMT

23-down – Arrow I’d thrown some distance : WIDTH

24-down – Young men float soundly on sea’s surface : BOYS

1-across – 2/6 in old money? : PIECESOFEIGHT

10-across – It celebrates departure of an evil god destroyed : LEAVINGDO

11-across – On occasions,tramp didn’t get an easy score : TAPIN

12-across – Country information I included in confidentiality contract : INDIA

13-across – Attempt at extortion that will ruffle feathers? : SHAKEDOWN

14-across – Such characters provide the beginnings of Picasso’s nuanced mural? : GRECIAN

16-across – Change page URL – it helps filter out rackets : EARPLUG

18-across – Fuss by former pupil is disgusting : OBSCENE

20-across – Display stand for similar types of things : WHATNOT

21-across – Ferment noble rot and add energy for something sweet : TOBLERONE

23-across – Composition of famous auteur writing from the heart : MOTET

24-across – Degrees to which this creature is venomous? : MAMBA

25-across – Short article helping to create another version : ITERATION

26-across – Footballer to send on after midpoint : CENTREFORWARD

2-down – Tablet cover shows internet identification : IPADDRESS

3-down – Check in with a friend : CHINA

4-down – Indication family member is unemployed : SIGNSON

5-down – Settle for period film : FOOTAGE

6-down – At home,try partaking in drink that’s close by : INTHEAREA

7-down – One wallowing in directorship position : HIPPO

8-down – Eventually exhausted having fun : ALLINGOODTIME

9-down – Individual bedroom fitting you may be embarrassed about : ONENIGHTSTAND

15-down – Popular English stage worker is a bit ungainly : INELEGANT

17-down – Ringlet he adjusted making it more extended : LENGTHIER

19-down – Desire setter has is damaging : EROSIVE

20-down – In attendance,contributing to WTO that’s questioning direction of travel : WHERETO

22-down – Stink over honour – it may come as a surprise? : BOMBE

23-down – Queen’s speech perhaps initially made its appearance on wireless : MIAOW

1-across – Bowler,say,after wicket in present appeal : HOWSTHAT

6-across – Time has passed say detaining new recruit : ENGAGE

9-across – Train left,second half of train first : SCHOOL

10-across – See 22 : APPENDIX

11-across – Wash,as will washing machine,for example : HOLDWATER

13-across – See 18 : BRUSH

15-across – Exaggerated echoing in flow of universe – superficial design : TATTOO

17-across – Settlement describing two dots? : COLONY

18-across – Bowl cleaner line into Brit and he’s out after a review : TOILET

19-across – Extremes of thoughtlessness in builder? Come on! : LETSGO

21-across – Ally with entourage stripped back : UNITE

22-across – Internal problem – reference having that complaint? : GRUMBLING

25-across – Tortilla cooked beside the water : LITTORAL

26-across – Infuriating type,retailer of clockwork mechanisms? : WINDUP

28-across – Blank page released from grip,one that’s tight : IGNORE

29-across – See 26 : MERCHANT

2-down – Light-skinned monster : ORC

3-down – Steel,silver,silicon or scandium,say? : SWORD

4-down – Six eggs I eye,loosely speaking,would be twice that? : HALFADOZEN

5-down – Trains including first from Hillingdon that runs through London : THAMES

6-down – Fair seductress disrobed : EXPO

7-down – Huge trapper or trappee detailed? : GINORMOUS

8-down – Gloomy street crossing near particular football club : GRIMSBYTOWN

12-down – Sovereign to be paid : OUTSTANDING

14-down – Five torpedoes where room built for blade-on-blade machine : HOVERMOWER

16-down – Every man on board has to try with all at sea : THIRTYTWO

20-down – Trial where runner climbs towards peak in Peru : PRELIM

23-down – See 24 : LUNCH

24-down – Article in Spanish university in another language that supposedly doesn’t exist! : FREE

27-down – In audition,make pot : URN

1-across – Sweet stuff wrapped in fancy lace : CARAMEL

5-across – Totally out of order for soldiers to eat here : INAMESS

9-across – Strings that are shown to a novice : ROPES

10-across – Barged in at first and carelessly gripped the plough : BIGDIPPER

11-across – Now or Christmas? : THEPRESENT

12-across – See 11 : TIME

14-across – Firm tummy : CORPORATION

18-across – Crisis song composed about the ultimate in rampant inflation : RISINGCOSTS

21-across – Look frequently in this place as lords may primarily show one of their own : PEER

22-across – See 21 : OFTHEREALM

25-across – Grandfathers and their clocks : OLDTIMERS

26-across – German newspaper that’s come out and lived : DWELT

27-across – Penalty from the queen of hearts? : REDCARD

28-across – An improved assistant : ABETTER

1-down – Carefully organise minister : CURATE

2-down – Type of music that’s right for a sharp instrument : RAPIER

3-down – Latest rent cost me terribly : MOSTRECENT

4-down – Infectious Ebola on the rise,involving parts of the lung or liver : LOBES

5-down – Clever and honest once I replaced you,as they say : INGENIOUS

6-down – Surrounded by the morning papers : AMID

7-down – Once legal proceedings start in advance,it’s clear : EXPLICIT

8-down – Officer material displayed by soldier : SERGEANT

13-down – Newcastle card game : CATSCRADLE

15-down – Paddy’s funny intro accepted by Eric Idle after editing : RICEFIELD

16-down – Hatchback in cross section : TRAPDOOR

17-down – Like Charlie was over rose : ASCENDED

19-down – Lure into wine cellar and regularly savour,getting advice before purchase : CAVEAT

20-down – See 19 : EMPTOR

23-down – Lily Allen’s top trodden by MC : HOSTA

24-down – City protected by Kilimanjaro : LIMA