Cryptic Crossword

Across

8 An old 2 down worker, on line, was agreeable (8)

9 Branch of philosophy concerned with morals (6)

10 Moved through the water with little powers, so sinks (6)

11 Is putting up with things that are long standing (8)

12 Make an impression inside anything (4)

13 Turn right at times to produce good foods (10)

15 Manages to get a deal with the French (7)

17 Did one man see it needed to be put in order (7)

20 In the morning, a singer held a party right at the end, for a top diplomat (10)

22 Time to get a Grecian urn, say, in rotation (4)

24 Set far apart at a field event, in the past (8)

26 Two hands drop out at the start, to get an account from a writer (6)

27 Quite fresh when about to get some small change in the US (6)

28 Sari once worn to organise a plan of action (8)

Down

1 Moved through the water after a wall was breached (6)

2 Cultivate an area around a steading (4-4)

3 They may be moving, but they are not pulling their weight (10)

4 Turn up at cricket matches, and bears witness there (7)

5 Pay attention, man and boy (4) 6 Attack what is needed to pay a bill (6)

7 A section was used for some poisonous plants (8)

14 Return on money to a boy showed one was concerned (10)

16 Owned up to the fact that one should be allowed in (8)

18 Took aim, later to arrange some facts and figures (8)

19 At short notice, heard some poetry was regarded as unfavourable (7)

21 Was cast down when lowered (6)

23 Talk at length about one not proficient on a tennis court, for instance (6)

25 Time to arrange an assignation (4)

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