CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Take up a different position when in need of a

transplant (6,2,5)

10 Decamps, right at the end, forced to get

away at speed (9)

11 An artist took a ship, at the end, to find a

small cat-like animal (5)

12 Get permission to cut back European salad

plant (7)

13 Long delayed, getting even, with a baby's

outfit (7)

14 In the south of France, study in a rush (6)

16 Cut back everything to grow a medicinal

plant (8)

18 Rod and Peter managed to pass on news

items (8)

20 Rare animals found in the deep, and a

sandy bay (6)

23 Fought without power, so just managed to

get through (7)

24 Sets the pace to get to somewhere else

(5,2)

26 Pathway to a total defeat, by the end (5)

27 Renting out one new European

development might bear fruit (9)

28 All out to get comprehensive action (7,6)

Down

2 Try to get a little time, at the core, close to 1

across (5)

3 New record with a melody for a god of the

sea (7)

4 Deserved to pay attention to new boss, on

paper (6)

5 May run into scams by some players (8)

6 Near the start, working before much time

has passed (5,2)

7 Left-winger, say, had a bench where he

rested yet again (9)

8 Final stop on the tourist trail, with nowhere

left to go (2,1,4,6)

9 Common stocks to be found in retail outlets

(7,6)

15 At last, read about pure design when it's

time to leave (9)

17 Tend to vet a disorganised family feud (8)

19 Let a peer turn up, even when it's full (7)

21 A close friend at an ancient city was not

professional (7)

22 In the first place, passages opened up for

some trees (6)

25 Remain fixed a second time, briefly (5)