Last Week’s Cryptic

ACROSS

1. Painting over retro cafe – time for something made by humans! (8) 5. Morrison starts with a smouldering remnant – but he’s an MP! (6)10. Herb Rathbone (5) 11. Establishes associations around, for instance, exiles (9) 12. Paradoxes – they sound like idiots on the Isis! (9) 13. Grand rush to avarice (5) 14. Popular friends – but they’re in prison (7) 16. Adder is found from December to February (6) 18. Engrossed under canvas? (6) 20. Melody a dreadful noise – but located the frequency (5,2) 22. Ascend over a jump in wages (5) 23. Proper flowers – but they say their path leads to damnation! (9) 25. Flags performance criteria (9) 26. Paid attention – not the journalist! (5) 27. Posed rage, but it is meant as humour (6) 28. Ruled alcoholic drink is safe inside (8)

DOWN

1. Army doctor embraces little brother in the biggest continent for the divine food (8) 2. Good man found in Scottish river – enticing! (5) 3. Tail the boss to rundown, low, federal hotel (6,3,6) 4. Vehicle goes off for vegetables (7) 6. Battle calls – they could be promising! (10,5) 7. R – a bad outcome (6,3) 8. Dwell about the team (6) 9. Century does not succeed, and ends (6) 15. Beggar says he is unable to reform (9) 17. Biased, like a Moebius strip (3-5) 19. Comes to a point where sailors include exercise regime (6) 20. English in sad French setting – but it’s a city in Italy! (7) 21. Rainbows in the eyes (6) 24. Goatman sounds like 27 (5)

Solution next week