CRYPTIIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,267

Across 1 Such a worker houses journalist following murder (4-7) 9 Exchange parts of plan for rugby restart (4-3) 10 Standard officer in the United States navy (6) 12 Making a profit from the web? (7) 13 See code is broken and Enigma’s opening (7) 14 Plants oddly displayed by former partner living abroad (5) 15 Notice criminal hold out for majority (9) 17 Graduate teacher with extended cover (9) 20 What may follow bride in coach? (5) 22 Colour of small slight cut (7) 24 Deprive of hearing, like a zombie? (7) 25 Line appended to current agreement (6) 26 Attitude shown by old-fashioned watch (7) 27 Buttonholes must have colour basis (11)

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2 Bighead, for example, exaggerated about dish discovered (7)

3 Join in – note pinched by thankless person (9)

4 Work in bakery having requirement to be heard (5) 5 Left a call to attack (4,3) 6 Source of genius found in poor Creole painter (2,5)

7 Errors, including public transport vehicle arm once (11) 8 Arch – that might be 16 (6) 11 Special food from union bar (7,4)

16 Junior to pay for being inconveniently in the way (9)

18 Skilful, holding account over, in effect (2,5)

19 Nick largely untouched cut of meat (7)

20 Case of bribe pocketed by giant mountain man (7) 21 A universal god or creator (6) 23 Miranda losing protection, unfortunately – it’s a low point (5)