Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS 1 Got a loan outside bank, interest-free? (8)

9 Of a political type different to us, in NI? (8)

10 Brave — ultimately afraid, see, of nobody (4)

11 Man’s covered by notice I check and copy — stick with it (8, 4)

13 Malinger, albeit poorly in earliest stage (8)

15 Reminder for actor in carefree play, in part (6)

16 Service area set back a long way away (4)

17 Stranger not even seen by monarch (5)

18 Offer to wrap new tie (4) 20 Something played in time by titleholder? (6)

21 Request access to have meal inside (8)

23 Male lawyer of bad repute in East producing general panic (4, 8)

26 Part of Southern England understood in North (4)

27 Put in solitary, fellow citizen of ours (8)

28 Primate, in practice, preceded by bishop, say (8)

DOWN

2 Caught learner initially exiting big intersection on other side (8)

3 Specialised corps in army role, as arranged (5, 7)

4 Not beyond showing humour with short clue (6)

5 Early deposits, we hear, in regular payment (4)

6 Dangerous striker in the box, one grabbed by Scottish player (3, 5)

7 Funding a grand opera? Doesn’t sound like it! (4)

8 Watching big game, top journalist described what happened in court (8)

12 Rogue, leader of thieves, Russian forger? (12)

14 Cautiously move below large rocky ridge (5)

16 Meeting, with skill, covering disorder up (8)

17 Remote lake Stanley finally found in expedition (8)

19 Somebody else supported by a line? Only in theory (8)

22 Deliberately lost, like defeated wrestler, perhaps (6) 24 Small object put in post (4) 25 Theorem regularly selected for school period (4)