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ACROSS

1 Canary food supplied by south-east journalist after prison sentence (8)

5 Tablet taken by a reporter originally producing column (6)

10 Farm lads in hotel unfortunately experience a difficult period (4,2,4,5)

11 Paler smoker’s device (7)

12 Day taken by mostly strict ogre (7)

13 Time spent in prison making oatmeal dish (8)

15 Product of glee, a bird (5)

18 Relaxes in overseas

establishment (5)

20 Very thin stalk Lee damaged (8)

23 Treks ruined by the Spanish

bird (7)

25 Couple not starting drink from

Heathrow? (7)

26 Sack lot teaching badly as

quickly as possible (7,3,5)

27 Encounter small European

returning showing respect (6)

28 Fools getting directions from judges (8)

DOWN

1 Graduate, very loud, with the French puzzle (6) 2 About 51, gang leader with debts becoming devout (9) 3 Her sort turned out to be not as long (7) 4 Anaesthetic is eaten by pet here (5)

6 Trendy, strained and severe (7)

7 One male surrounded by illuminated boundary (5) 8 Uncommunicative substitute meeting head of department (8)

9 Prime minister initially enjoying first performance (8)

14 Forlorn man with nothing left,

having had a meal (8)

16 Attractive room Gauls spoilt (9)

17 Showing impudence, expert grabbing large chain (8)

19 Saint with selection that’s

unusual (7)

21 A race he rearranged, having

pain (7)

22 Posts bets (6)

24 Clever and well turned out (5)

25 When that man is making

burnt residue (5)