CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

8 Was an old novelist having to deal with some difficult questions? (8)

9 Is close to being stingy, by the end (6)

10 For a second time, an artist led volunteers into varied levels of society (6)

11 Tend to dine out when impressed (8)

12 It's odd to be unmatched in a motor rally (4)

13 Is consumed with intense feeling, by the end (10)

15 Found a smart new way to compose repeated chants in repetition (7)

17 Works very hard to get one into a Cornish town (7)

20 A broad mass is sent off to a diplomatic character (10)

22 Is leading visitors into security areas to get a travel pass (4)

24 One man in danger had a gold coin, in the past (8)

26 Two hands bound to make things safe (6)

27 A band of brothers adopted a first sign at the same time (6)

28 She's about to have been in drinking dens (8)

Down

1 Is feeling dissatisfied with a popular drink (6)

2 Welcome some urgent requests made to a new teacher, initially (8)

3 Girl seems to have boarded ship that vanishes from sight (10)

4 Is opposed to making a few profits on time (7)

5 A girl wants to come back with some diners (4)

6 Did a clergyman get new rapid-firing gun? (6)

7 A top bowler transferred two additives to one rarely at home (8)

14 Developed a new desire, etc, when one acts as a peace-maker (10)

16 A marine led a group of soldiers, at last, to a weapons store (8)

18 Put a firm under siege, and picked up the tab for it (8)

19 To admire an image is expected, initially (7)

21 Is reluctant to read a few lines of poetry (6)

23 Odds on having to call up one's source (6)

25 Spiritual centre in a national setting (4)