Double Crossword
1 Set this particular clue, or explain one effectively? (3,3,6) 9 Commercial port, a new connection for two parts (7) 10 Revealed name to hold back was Nelson (7) 11 Slough outhouse (4) 12 Neater edge designed to go down the tubes (10) 14 A boy turned handle simultaneously (2,3,3) 15 Drunk glares at different sorts of beer (6) 18 Original sacred charm, alongside the modern Egyptian (6) 20 Constrictor cut into pieces by a queen of Britain (8) 23 Ran out as it turned into a total soaking (10) 24 Unconvincing male pose (4) 26 Second serving of mains tantalised (7) 27 Forged at steel city in America (7) 28 Side-effect of of taking the last two of the snare drums, say (12) 1 Position both halves for drug control (7) 2 Carry on with betting system (4) 3 Deadly agent in the New Avengers (5,3) 4 Ram around bottom end of land divisions (6) 5 South African money kept Gabriel in pasture (10) 6 Catch sight of leaf exudation (7) 7 Cuts through pitches and was hit for six (3,5) 8 Crown with French delicacy (4) 13 Send back to chambers of the heart, in Peter’s translation (10) 16 A length inserted in levee’s broken at ground zero? (3-5) 17 Giant business failure looming over America (8) 19 Tastier meal for variety performer (7) 21 Put your foot down after car’s topping curb (7) 22 Revolutionary act? Sit still! (6) 23 Some bowling goes over the head of short leg (4) 25 Lima’s new country (4) 1 Study of bacteria and viruses (12) 9 Immaculate (7) 10 Hairy-leafed herb (7) 11 Malarial fever (4) 12 Family units (10) 14 Person appointed to carry out the terms of a will (8) 15 Graze, abrasion (6) 18 Warmest season (6) 20 Salted, knotted crackers (8) 23 Buxom, curvaceous (10) 24 Panel in court (4) 26 Rejuvenation (7) 27 Goods flowing into a country (7) 28 Operations on the brain (12) Across: - 1 Blackjack. 6 Italy. 9 Choke. 10 Uppermost. 11 Pate de fois gras. 13 Cheddar. 15 Gallops. 16 Envelop. 19 Gerbera. 21 Flight recorder. 24 Triennial. 25 Tyrol. 26 Sieve. 27 Tennessee. 1 Large tent for entertaining (7) 2 Symbol indicating the musical pitch (4) 3 Conventional, conformist (8) 4 Sex between close relations (6) 5 Type of white blood cell (10) 6 Large ape (7) 7 Orators (8) 8 Substances used to stain fabric (4) 13 One of the dominant states (10) 16 Writer of short, analytical literary works (8) 17 Casino worker (8) 19 Mixture, hotchpotch (7) 21 Queen’s attendant (7) 22 Trade organisations (6) 23 Change form (4) 25 Fencing sword (4) Down: - 1 Backpacker. 2 Adoptee. 3 Knead. 4 Aquifer. 5 Kipling. 6 Irregular. 7 Avocado. 8 Yeti. 12 Espadrille. 14 Diligence. 17 Vulpine. 18 Patriot. 19 Gremlin. 20 Endures. 22 Outre. 23 Utes.