CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Douse bug at scene of wartime evacuation (7)

5 Induces sleep while upright on sofa initially (7)

9 Put together operation for police to surround spy chief (7)

10 Roman I pursued held in Indian state (7)

11 The most desirable man to run team board (9)

12 Kate’s downfall is red meat (5)

13 Rodent’s found to have overturned instrument (5)

15 Red Dwarf type features bell-bottoms worn by sailor (5,4)

16 General Assembly scorns outdated illumination (9)

18 Quick-fire attack on open prison (5)

21 Hear the hidden secret of our world (5)

22 Arrange share in present lever for engagement (9)

24 Punch when crooned tune the wrong way round (7)

26 Complete paths upright (7)

27 Condescends to add final adjustments to plans (7)

28 Unequalled Egyptian city _ model (3,4)

DOWN

1 Chooses to return children to cops in custody (7)

2 Number 28 is the least sensitive (7)

3 Haunch that came from Troy (5)

4 Instruction to park visitor should repel informer (4,3,3,5)

5 You can partly look through this house of cross-dressing dad, for example (15)

6 Relative number of proficiency level in martial arts (3)

7 Shirt, perhaps, abandoned in one corner (3,4)

8 He won’t work as player most like to score (7)

12 Curse of men leaving store department (5)

14 Their broadcast is about broadcasting pioneer (5)

16 When a saint was overcome by gluttony, it made things run more smoothly (7)

17 Attached conditions for section of orchestra (7)

19 Buddy at Perth hospital is highest-ranking churchman (7)

20 Tasted a new blend of related information (4,3)

23 Girl that is miserable at first (5)

25 Starts to roll up green mat (3)