CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Bewildered, given sack for welcoming Australian natives (7) 5 Love follows attraction, and this provides a spark (7) 9 Professional defined by wartime dictionary (5) 10 Workers protected by a welcome understanding (9) 11 Mental detachment of people after a rest (10) 12 Area and volume reduced a smidgen (4) 14 Bloody-minded old boy found in front of new superstore (12) 18 Tougher outside, ought to stop here by the road? (4,8) 21 Manufactured returns for Dutch product (4) 22 Bug people who choose to be critics (10) 25 Costing the earth? Absolutely not! (4,5) 26 Religious painting of two Greek characters (5) 27 A chap coming back wearing father’s hats (7) 28 Postpone outlay to accommodate American (7) DOWN 1 Regret doctor taking pulse? On the contrary (6) 2 Servant pinching doctor’s capital (6) 3 After short time, be someone very good or not quite as good? (6,4) 4 Right to take part in stupid sketch (5) 5 Damage further inside of hall made from marble (9) 6 Turns and leaves (4) 7 Vote in right, working for part of 12 (8) 8 Make best use of work — time is flexible (8) 13 Contracts for viewers (10) 15 Perhaps watch grandfather supplying traitors (3-6) 16 Preparation for cleaning animal shipped out across East (5-3) 17 Hearing score in cricket test (5,3) 19 Cancel river crossing permit (6) 20 Key one’s left with? (6) 23 Tubes or fruit seeds full of energy (5) 24 Aggregate including cold film on liquid (4)