CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,573

Across 1 Rough guides for those needing a lift? (5,2,5) 9 Giant injured groin with sumo wrestling (9) 10 Understood source of interest in diplomacy (5) 11 A mistake, vacuously chasing crazy Frenchwoman (6) 12 Saying that’s popular within total golf (8) 13 Greeting mother, regrettably coming back (6) 15 Critics of these often found on the door (8) 18 Wealth of guild regularly viewed in old money (8) 19 Poles must anticipate urge to grass (6) 21 The girl’s in a depression, being a follower (8) 23 Enough to satisfy head of Interpol before power boost (6) 26 Good communist limits Eastern hunger (5) 27 Person who shares Spooner’s dislike of rodents? (9) 28 Pair (English) confronting extravagant forward (12)

Down

1 Resort merges restricting island systems (7)

2 Curtains may be so connected with no end of work (5)

3 Second offence will include periodical brawl (9) 4 Fellow left work a failure (4) 5 The man’s Italian and worker’s uncertain (8) 6 Time in simple measure (5) 7 Chance of Ant and Dec being relocated around the Channel Islands? (8)

8 Street’s houses get old steps (6)

14 This may be canned and used as medicine, proverbially (8)

16 Happy to cross one new area of our planet (9)

17 A container like this is needed for prickly plant (8)

18 Fruit and duck on kitchen stove (6)

20 Unfortunate student in poor shape finishes at last (7)

22 Horseman’s answer ignored by attacker (5)

24 Partly fill an order that’s plain (5)

25 Stick around a Pacific island (4)