2-Speed crossword

ACROSS

1 Concise agreement (7) 5 Utensil reporters can use (5) 8 Do something in the factory (3) 9 Drink wine to hold up (7) 10 Ran so, upset by illegal firing (5) 11 Warm up in part of contest (4) 12 Scrap not even intended, we near (7) 14 Passed credit on to Edward (6) 16 Vet what cinemagoers watch (6) 19 He puts up a hundred before Hill comes round (7) 21 Very long sentence (4) 24 Saying nothing more than Doctor Race (5) 25 Act as an alternative in game (7) 26 Not upright to do it (3) 27 Travels free East and South (5) 28 Held up indeed what hen will do (7)

DOWN

1 Warm and restful county, Surrey (4) 2 Wood man goes round quietly (5) 3 Unusual pleas to preacher (7) 4 Tawdriness also found in Forces entertainment (6) 5 Resistance people always made one (5) 6 Leaderless mob reaching action spot is revolting (7) 7 Sorry to write it and get ten displaced (8) 13 Hung decoration right inside ship (8) 15 Reacted badly and made a fuss (7) 17 High-ranker does sound nutty (7) 18 Found little doll’s head (6) 20 They can be used — or made use of (5) 22 Suspicious if turning reserved (5) 23 Difficult and unyielding (4)

ACROSS

1 Closely packed (7) 5 Ladle (5) 8 Perform (3) 9 Maintain (7) 10 Wilful burning (5) 11 Hotness (4) 12 Remnant (7) 14 Made dock sound (6) 16 Large sieve (6) 19 Builder (7) 21 Existence (4) 24 Heraldic words (5) 25 Card game (7) 26 Untruth (3) 27 Is borne (5) 28 Deferred (7)

DOWN

1 Snug (4) 2 Tree (5) 3 Leader of new faith (7) 4 Skin design (6) 5 Be erect (5) 6 Indecent (7) 7 Contrite (8) 13 Pennon (8) 15 Made (7) 17 Officer (7) 18 Copied (6) 20 Implements (5) 22 Doubtful (5) 23 Solid (4)