Crossword 29,732

Across

1 Telegram admitting dad’s qualified (7)

5 Denies match official’s welcoming cup-ties on a regular basis (7)

9 Message this writer sent back with trouble (5)

10 Pure evil’s monstrous, monstrous (9)

11 All over Spain wife is after most suitable present (10)

12 Partially backing Starmer as the leader (4)

14 Adult prepared tortellini – a popular pasta, perhaps? (12)

18 Supports trendy contest (12)

21 Tense Independent editor gets married (4)

22 A thin boat at sea circles island home (10)

25 Criminal tries alibi, lacking right skills (9)

26 Rodent entering that is foaming at the mouth (5)

27 Tramp returning with incomplete clue? One’s supposedly intelligent! (7)

28 Beg chaps to leave maiden gift (7)

Down

1 Sharp chopper – ace cut (6)

2 Pictures group mountain climbing (6)

3 It requires guts to perform these dives (5,5)

4 Planet’s core hot from top to bottom (5)

5 Journalists are heading off with hotel employees? (9)

6 Handled fabric (4)

7 Dog ultimately cocks leg, producing state of panic (8)

8 Son trying bad language (8)

13 London possibly is centre for ambitious moneyman? (10)

15 Seclusion is, to a lion, wretched (9)

16 Country clubs in lush ground (8)

17 Cloth from China and money from Saudi Arabia? (8)

19 Tango is an energy drink (6)

20 Plan where camper might go (6)

23 Family affair (5)

24 Heard of search for religious follower (4)