CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Can curse at a sort of shellfish (10)

6. In which some of the blessed actually exist (4)

10. No public rehearsal for a doctor to be in (7,8)

11. Thought one might sell out, which one regards as perfect (9)

12. It is finished by the end of August, and open to public view (5)

13. Stand between sitter and portraitist? (5)

15. A score and a half, something approaching forty (6)

19. Does an alternative variety of electrodes (6)

20. At start of Easter put ashore an antelope (5)

23. To be so cheeky is cool and invigorating (5)

24. Dip camera in order to show one helping doctors (9)

26. An offering that’s a little sheepish (11,4)

27. Was inclined, one is told, to have made a loan (4)

28. Plant a copper on a member of the Queen’s family (10)

DOWN

1. Make Pa evict one who’s held prisoner (7)

2. May be riven in use of the cosmos (8)

3. Show forthcoming attraction of scent (5)

4. Screed too can be used if wood is preserved (9)

5. An Academician turns up with others to make a rich tapestry (5)

7. Instrument, back of which starts tremolo (6)

8. E Dexter thus made a strenuous effort (7)

9. How to accrue a way to equip a warrior (8)

14. One essential to organisation of lip, chin and top of nose (8)

16. The putting in of it? No: rinse it out (9)

17. She lets Dan dally around (8)

18. Half suffer upset in genuine ‘won’t’ (7)

21. What sound measure could el Cid be responsible for? (7)

22. Ode can be written about a man of the church (6)

24. To charge first in order of time (5) 25. It chews into coral, omitting backing (5)