CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Gives verbal support with no action, no service, to wages docket (7)

5 Someone decorates upper-body garments (7)

9 Signed out around number of conclusions (7)

10 Untouchable as cut to shape (7)

11 Not run out of space yet in place for preparing beverages (9)

12 Move cagebird one’s left (5)

13 For example, cold meat found in English town (5)

15 Trade barriers bring me back to pub by turns (9)

16 Clothe person in charge of meeting and provide somewhere to sit out (9)

18 War symbol when relaunched becomes sentimental (5)

21 Jottings sent back from Lothian port (5)

22 E-learning can be coded by and large (2,7)

24 Planned one halt in Irish town (7)

26 Officer in command of high-up American sea-going beast (7)

27 Is he child friendly? Absolutely (7)

28 Crush barrel for ancient Iranian (7)

Down

1 Scottish cupboard that is informal gift (7)

2 Gave up DIY course in German dialect (7)

3 American tennis player gives loan to novice (5)

4 After surgery, very pale, I stop to throw up (15)

5 Bohemian circle have flowers to cover girl when dismissed at university (10,5)

6 Short signal to be removed from the same (3)

7 Shakespeare character produces class sound (7)

8 They don’t stand for being artists’ models

(7)

12 Ships ship another ship during British Summertime initially (5)

14 Scotsman giving opinion about French wine (5)

16 Made scanty allusion to voice (7)

17 Mouser given official note on what to do with mouse! (5,2)

19 Tamagotchi, perhaps, seen on low wall (7)

20 Former Russian leader’s newly in style (7)

23 Makes clear profit from practice pitch, we hear (5)

25 Bird lays eggs, white, at first light (3)