The Cryptic

ACROSS

1. Aussie rules captain abandoned coat when swimming (6)

5. Filling gap with advertising (8)

9. Seethes after agent returns colognes (8)

10. Minister faces disciplinary enquiry amid criticism of naughtiness (6)

11. Soldier finds honeycomb at antagonist’s hideout (9)

12. Edited article (4)

13. Pound grain for British princess (8)

15. Separate from last husband and cheat, perhaps (6)

17. Notices paranormal ability to remove odd disease (6)

19. I follow bygone sheep for sandwich meat (8)

21. Verify leadership spill, dammit! (4)

23. Worship post-christ speech (9)

25. Cleric’s sexuality outlet (6)

26. Supersede exit, say? (8)

27. Bloody text me in future! (4,4)

28. Fool starts to drink exotic liquor up, dancing erratically (6)

DOWN

2. Retrievers grabbed last kill for archery experts (9)

3. Bullock farm gave away last heifer to charity (5)

4. Shit, I’m panicking, trapped inside a large drum (7)

5. Price to deliver quiet cockney abductee (7)

6. You and Penny had a romantic outing and shared news (7)

7. Warrior boy and I swallowed by reptile (9)

8. Embarrassing turnout for 12pm movie trailer! (2,3)

14. Theatre’s opening with writer Morton’s spicy, skilful play (5,4)

16. Shared oversight of patient’s sleep, to pester emergency department (2-7)

18. Clever and oddly evil dog (4,3)

19. Suggest one avoids porpoise at sea (7)

20. Established celebrity with editor (7)

22. Start eating low-fat cream (5)

24. Thought Cheryl’s bottom was flawless (5)

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