DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Cat in upset after frequently having kittens (7)

5 Most unpleasant judge regularly tells fibs before opening of trial (7)

9 Pass around artist’s orange‑pink colour (5) 10 German and English resistance before last shift, perhaps (9)

11 They’ll provide you with the latest rags (10)

12 Food moderate conservatives returned (4)

14 In cotton suit, changing make‑up (12)

18 He’s active about welcoming gents – they’re accomplished (12) 21 Obscure European coin (4) 22 Extra jam possibly found in many places (10)

25 Parked at home and stopped engine unexpectedly (9)

26 I name heads of dictatorship in autocratic country (5) 27 Quickly has set fire to flipping yard (7) 28 Daughter shaking trees with small leaves (7)

Down

1 Confronting female longing to ditch husband (6)

2 A king ranks weapons (6) 3 Calls Leo ‘Stephen’ incorrectly (10)

4 Penny supporting china mug (5)

5 Lower work stress when writing (9)

6 Game bird (4)

7 Choose cereal food lacking energy for stirring (8)

8 Chucking object in argument? On the contrary (8)

13 I’m upset and ill cooking mushrooms (10)

15 Particularly small diamonds quietly picked up by friend (9)

16 Town in Kent – it’s easy to scoff (8)

17 Drug dealers caught with millions during robberies (8)

19 Offer to take care of the Queen (6)

20 Is embracing business transaction producing highest standards? (6)

23 Offended? Rotten to leave wound‑up (5)

24 Artist lived a lie, in part (4)