Crossword 29,178

Across

1 Old adult in vain working without energy (12)

9 Conservative girl’s single with ring, almost pure (9)

10 Laziness of hotel pursuing vacancy (5)

11 Sailor in pit finding Davy

Jones’s locker? (6)

12 Place in a loft, strangely very high (8)

13 On reflection regretted taking to diversion (6)

15 Getting cute? (8)

18 Officer agitatedly enrages troops to begin (8)

19 Old politician fine after work, retiring (6)

21 Case occasionally contains container for drink (8)

23 Some fantasies taboo in sleep (6)

26 Shower reportedly govern (5)

27 Catch bout involving start of bilious indigestion (9)

28 Do French wear pants from now on? (12)

Down

1 Suspect copper’s arrested by brilliant old copper (7)

2 Oddly tribal, real headdress (5)

3 Shame on getting into argument (9)

4 Crazy being caught inside lavatory (4)

5 Endlessly disgusting drink provided by local? (8)

6 Fools amorous advances removing top (5)

7 Do time with form getting remorseful (8)

8 Crowd seeing band covering Queen (6)

14 Reptile quietly hiding in ground (8)

16 Messiah embracing love about uplifted singer (9)

17 Playful in a French resort, nearly uncontrolled (8)

18 Protected spot protecting dirty dog (6)

20 Scholarly Shakespearean character study rejected (7)

22 Coppers partially open cell (5)

24 Solid container using bottled air initially (5)

25 Caught with a very strong drink served here? (4)