CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,672

Across

1 County band’s back, or group (6)

5 Nut to eat, while must be buried (6)

10 Part of reply, in general dishonest (5)

11 Edge behind transport container (9)

12 Lever altered, adjusted (7) 13 Describe old prairie (7) 14 Completely depressed Tory (9)

17 Not sparkling, yet (5) 18 Lead missed in substandard card game (5) 19 Warm glow in plane journey punctuated by fury (9) 21 King, say, has month to hold on (7) 23 Evacuated city, double big blow? (7) 25 Conversation in nightclub sure ridiculous! (9)

26 I am on time for photograph (5)

27 Stop! Unrestricted zone – move on out (6) 28 Almost get stuck in back door like this? (6)

Down

2 Duck, as it happens, a shade of green (5)

3 Cheese good in bread? Yes, when spread (4,5)

4 Hair on face, in fact a cheek (5)

5 Fish put down for chippy (9) 6 Belt goes up (5) 7 Charming concoction of grenadine (9)

8 Like a roof that’s condemned (6)

9 Sovereign, leader dispatched in error after uprising (6)

15 Philanderer giving wife nothing, remains unreliable (9)

16 Animal presented, fighter so hopeless (4,5) 17 Second vote choice (9) 18 Heal me, dry eyes initially deteriorating (6)

20 Draw with colour in layers (6)

22 River – rush to drain American one (5)

23 European means of payment discussed? (5)

24 Speak on religion and theological events, primarily (5)