cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Around French friend, unique

item of lingerie (8)

5 Endeavour, perhaps, to get an

A for each English subject (6)

10 Islander at sea with his boat

is fabled mariner (6,3,6)

11 Weighty individual not totally

awake (7)

12 Embracing Northern chapter, leave terribly isolated territory (7)

13 Foreign noble prisoner

turned over valuable item (8)

15 Measures quadrangles (5)

18 Regarded slice of marmalade

tart on the counter (5)

20 Greek island storing oil,

primarily as preservative (8)

23 Particular motor fuel

developed (7)

25 Present left on ship beside

fish (7)

26 Printed one introduction to novel with Shades of Grey formula? (2,5,3,5)

27 New hip, yet ghastly figure (6)

28 Garment’s stiff material beginning to itch and irritate back (8)

DOWN

1 Dilapidated cart’s bearing old

wheel (6)

2 Fellow on leave is climber (9)

3 Play about Eastern area,

somewhere like Shanghai (7)

4 Item for sale, American plant

(5)

6 Chaos having refurbished

ranch within a year (7)

7 Regularly used staple’s a

condiment (5)

8 Heard what one needs to start

Swiss charity (8)

9 Teenager changed form (8)

14 Rocky UK isle contains church

of that kind (8)

16 Bringing back wartime codebreaker around November to support soldiers (9)

17 Bit familiar, being discontented with director’s instruction (8)

19 Bold of French automotive firm to acquire centre in Afghanistan (7)

21 Wound stung (7)

22 Wife nervy about monster (6)

24 Superhero’s sidekick not

finished dressing (5)

25 Animal, according to Cockney,

slept upside-down (5)