CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,752

Across

1 Irrepressible new nurse underwent instruction (12) 9 Adopt an offensive attitude seeing conservative high (6,3) 10 Burn mark on a horse (5) 11 Means business providing a service (6)

12 Top fashion designer touring Georgia (8)

13 Language somewhat lost on guests (6)

15 Moving targets around area for races at sea? (8)

18 Took stock of sheep in drive, upset (8)

19 Loves a party, with others finishing early (6) 21 Attractive sort of curtains used in sorcery (8)

23 A drink after court doesn’t work (4,2) 26 Appointments put back by district attorney (5) 27 Credit virtue (9)

28 Cool prison venues to be redesigned (12)

Down

1 Social climber drinks headless bitter (7)

2 Wake up, seeing deception about love (5)

3 Criticism of framework, with university going for independence (9)

4 Flyer’s fleece (4)

5 Find out about unusual part of spectrum (8)

6 Set me up with graduate teacher! (5)

7 The sound of enjoyment subsequently muffles expression of disgust (8) 8 Wrong trap set up for game (6) 14 Entrance subject to flipping Russian pilot (8)

16 Reckoning to cover carbon dependency (9) 17 Exquisite lace tied in knots (8) 18 Prepared to have me for a cure (6)

20 Best perfumes should be developed without France (7)

22 Location in Germany turning up during one’s search (5)

24 Small car, one from the Middle East (5)

25 Close store, needing time for hotel (4)