Solutions to 1013:

Across: 1 At full stretch. 8 Earnest. 9 Driller. 11 Privet. 13 Fire trap. 15 Reeds. 16 Account. 18 Rostrum. 19 Susie. 21 Cat’s-tail. 23 Strait. 25 Daubing. 26 Pickled. 28 Chestnut brown.

Down: 2 Termite. 3 Use. 4 Loth. 5 Tidy income. 6 Exile. 7 Culprit. 8 Experienced. 10 Represented. 12 Eases. 14 Carrying-on. 17 Upset. 18 Retouch. 20 Swallow. 22 Tails. 24 Spot. 27 Cur.