CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

8. It’s not the natural male voice to toast self with (8)

9. Tempt one with about ten diamonds (6)

10. A ledger to cook: Cuban arranges it (7-4)

11. The end of a French film is a bit fishy (3)

13. Tablets taken tail-first may upset one (5)

15. Might need to include prose song if under a spell (9)

17. Possibility of being ruined by district utile to it (15)

19. The beginning of it, once pin gets broken (9)

21. A brother gets right in for nothing (5)

23. One winning serve is outstanding (3)

24. Wage-earning class are to trail around after parking (11)

27. Carriage will put down on a forbidden turn (6)

28. Bit of bread was first to have fallen to bits (8) DOWN

1. Steward might limp, using cane (8)

2. Capital is in Euros, lots of it (4)

3. The weight of a printer’s table (5)

4. One needs a get-together to open it (11,4)

5. Phone-box East uses, as he hates what’s abroad (9)

6. Greek long ‘e’ given up by goddess (3)

7. It is up and doing a voice in grammar (6)

12. One fishing ran with broken leg (6)

14. The second-mentioned let rat out (6)

16. Flower pet cut: rub it out (9)

18. In housing rows, Act erred about it (8)

20. Court in close association with drink of the gods (6)

22. Liquor for the resolute (5)

25. A type of stone (4)

26. Half of Black Sea port set to poetry (3)