cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Vessel, shipshape, going by

group of islands off Ireland (8)

5 Turn red, initially, in

Mediterranean country (6)

10 Unable to work normally, no longer having officer status? (3,2,10)

11 Story given by soldier, mostly

story female denied (7)

12 Supervise extra hunt, kilo

missing (7)

13 Regarding organ in school

study (8)

15 Offences involving grand

gestures (5)

18 Incline to include leader of

revolution in fashion (5)

20 Interesting story in a memo

about English recording (8)

23 Meissen smashed in

retribution (7)

25 Copy perplexed clients (7)

26 Really, desert must contain

nutrients (3,8,4)

27 Spin doctor’s last to eat

sloppily (6)

28 Photograph of game killed?

(8)

DOWN

1 Group of actors in rep, out

swimming (6)

2 Poke one’s nose in and enter

if upset about queen (9)

3 Friendly – a fine following

leading up to it (7)

4 Unaccompanied, the Parisian

up on top of Eiger (5)

6 Have influence (7)

7 Farewell drink upset over one

(5)

8 Foolish behaviour from

canon’s ensemble (8)

9 Those I’m worried about love

drink (8)

14 Piece of music from a shop that’s out of place in road close to Piccadilly (8)

16 Wild at charges, so get in this

way? (9)

17 Signify support (5,3)

19 Daughter is wrong to twist (7)

21 Masquerade as Dr Seuss

briefly playing piano (5,2)

22 Articulate head of faculty

advanced round university (6)

24 Worth millions, bore after

revolution (5)

25 Small aquatic bird in back of

boat? (5)