CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Owing, they say, to 18 having no tail, these features are seen in cows (7) 5 Little fish from the sea and how to cook them? (4,3) 9 Tell speed at which travelled back (7) 10 Dim-witted fellow misses French and still gets pass in Switzerland (7) 11 Crushed take over during day that would be repeated many times (9) 12 Man of India to reside at head of colony (5) 13 Slit her throat for being whippy (5) 15 Feeling of unease when article moves very slowly (3,6) 16 Is busy doing nothing that is found in Stokeon-trent etc (9) 18 Decline pales into mist (5) 21 Freedom movement went past Elizabeth when young, perhaps (5) 22 Idlers who cosh warders when they hear you’ve left (9) 24 Who stands to benefit from calling out “Hi there, rock star”? (3,4) 26 Reported to bribe one of 16 against one’s will (2,5) 27 Rent gas out? That’s odd (7) 28 Give audience to Glen not long after the start (4,2) DOWN 1 Finished with smart woman in tweed (7) 2 Exhausted by finding what to put on suitable for leaving the house (4,3) 3 Stove in more than once (5) 4 Look round the shop to become acquainted with future trends (3,5,2,5) 5 New seedling with second crop on harvested field for short grooming growth (8,7) 6 Arm, leg, back covering with wood (3) 7 Model messing about with selfie position at volcanic rock (7) 8 Keen, say, to mix with North Americans (7) 12 This man is richly teased when leaving house (5) 14 Each electronic light is following (5) 16 Keeps order when in charge amongst foreign nationals (7) 17 Object to return to grave bearing when fatter (7) 19 Depict Kirkwall, for example, with beam of light (7) 20 Nearest shoot-out seen in anti-western (7) 23 Be enthusiastic about attack (2,3) 25 Lay claim to what Oxbridge students and residents have in common. (3)