CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8. Between father and mother a girl can get the complete view (8) 9. Small fighter has to diet for twelve hours (6) 10. Soon any drug may combine male and female characteristics (11) 11. An individual person may be a joke (3) 13. It could turn to nimbus (5) 15. Could be dice one rolled in doing what one’s told (9) 17. Like the factotum, his hand’s turn applies to anything (4-2-3-6) 19. A jollification of what has been a fast, broken (9) 21. Nicked a shoulder-vestment (5) 23. One’s card number has its point (3) 24. Is not listening to it at event, in error (11) 27. With this robe on, I’m all right for a change (6) 28. Cross-country lover Dan may be (8)

DOWN

1. The main gaol may be rendered in light pinkish-white (8) 2. Is lacking in a sorry condition (4) 3. Push one’s way through to the wherry (5) 4. Removal of parts to repair national cabin is possible (15) 5. The day one burst out at the ridiculousness of it (9) 6. But it was an OT model of industry (3) 7. Sort of acid it can provide, including nitrogen (6) 12. He parades his knowledge of Shakespeare’s schoolmaster (6) 14. Cruel nun taking kid out (6) 16. When one is following 12 in daylight (9) 18. 22-nil, a result that makes it cheerful (8) 20. How to draw a drug that’s legal (6) 22. Such stars as the Plough and the Pleiades (5) 25. Narrative is, at best, a legend about it (4) 26. The leading spinner (3)