CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Studies a quiet run on credit (5,6) 9 Opener from county second team? (9) 10 Shrink from cold, getting more depressed with no hat (5) 11 Son rejected by new coolest cat (6) 12 Soldiers needing jig, say, to secure new heavy weaponry (8) 13 Extract allowable by right of licence (6) 15 Useless personnel from a musical stage, in parts? (4,4) 18 Classes of marine trained on board ship (8) 19 Agree to differ on millions being inadequate (6) 21 Take away some land on reserve (8) 23 Pronouncement from investigators turning stomach (6) 26 Finally losing tail in the hills of Africa (5) 27 Admirers left one covered by dodgy dossier (9) 28 Singer’s evening at home bit of a blow (11) DOWN 1 Ride around working for twister (7) 2 Marry an ecologist, giving up name (5) 3 In short, a revolutionary must welcome independent academic (9) 4 Blades or Owls against Reading, surprisingly taking the leaders (4) 5 Given compensation, considered taking in wife for good (8) 6 Old fool — one whose time is over (2-3) 7 Signal left on board and stop (7) 8 Penchant for separation, perhaps, in final performance (8) 14 The compiler’s on phone, getting static (8) 16 Eccentric initiated as expert in nutrition (9) 17 Turning into the wind across river, and following (8) 18 South American volunteers with popular support (7) 20 Line dismissed by travelling salesmen as a group (2,5) 22 Extract from legislature’s inquiry (5) 24 Cheers supporting article and letter from abroad (5) 25 Gun supplied by company officer (4)