SIR LANCELOT'S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Saint being irritated with repair work (9) 6 Child takes one to the country (4) 9 Nosy quality is not applicable to Sarah (5) 10 Tricks famous archer and closes one eye (9) 11 Do away with old boy able to read and write (10) 12 What’s at end of a race thanks to gym class (4) 14 Remorseful Tory being something of a cliché (8) 15 Note a second graduate brings unpleasant atmosphere (6) 17 It corrects hint Penny’s given to former partner (6) 19 Earnest animal worker takes on manly chaps (8) 22 Dashes seen in US postcodes (4) 23 If I bluster obstructively this is the result (10) 25 One with an eye for detail sees dilapidated ice rink round township’s extremities (9) 26 Players describing an inadequate goal (5) 27 Basic accommodation for Church of England students (4) 28 Sympathises with crooked senator’s energy cover up (9)

DOWN

1 Hasty intercession about one zone initially for the elderly (6,8) 2 Timelessly abusive and no good regarding a diabetes treatment (7) 3 Symptoms of withdrawal that one might get on Boxing Day (4,6) 4 Sit awkwardly after popular woman benefits from will (8) 5 Development of good worth worked out (6) 6 Covering for cold, nocturnal bird (4) 7 Animals women found at the foot of Scottish mountain (7) 8 Painful inflammation – wretched sore throat is it? (14) 13 Decorative sequin soon becomes an indispensible condition (4,3,3) 16 Cry for help about prime development of these sportsmen (8) 18 Favourite time to tuck into a pastry? It’s in the lab (7) 20 No longer around but included in arcane text (7) 21 Quiet artist is blushing a bit more (6) 24 Essential time lost getting liquid container (4)