LATERAL THINKING: CRYPTIC

Use the cryptic clues to solve this crossword with a twist.

ACROSS

1. Yelled out in shed (7) 5. Raise false alarm by making crow fly (3,4) 8. Ethereal little fairy, to begin with (3) 9. Feels begrudging admiration having somehow seen six go inside (6) 10. Taxi charge sounds fair (4) 12. Sons and lovers initially dealing with vinaigrette (5,8) 13. Silliness in cannon’s ensemble (8) 14. Tales about the smallest (5)

16. Asked to shoot coal slide (5) 18. Card game that requires tolerance (8) 22. “Chris and the Mum,” uttered pretty bloomer in China (13) 24. Hot drink left for duck (4) 25. Shipwreck survivor reset course (6) 26. Starts shining until night (3) 27. Visionary became rearmed (7) 28. Classifies stars? So unusual! (7)

DOWN

1. Leave it, lads. They’re for cowboys (8) 2. Edible organs are not on, Mr Pacino (5) 3. Dishevelled Trent deserts fashion leaders (12) 4. Redirects calls from diver to Eliot (7) 5. A batsman often toes this line (6) 6. Circle extends to navels maybe (7) 7. Bizarre to announce free key! (6) 11. Sack those who quarrel with brigade members (12) 15. Run! It’s me, out of control at bus depot! (8) 17. Land measure, roughly the acre (7) 19. In Asia, men developed memory loss (7) 20. Liquefied Gibson & Danson (6) 21. You sure are a loan shark (6) 23. Removes casual shirt from Mister Cheapskate (5)