Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Jolly clever: fresh too (6, 3, 6) 9 Trough into which goes a head (7)

10 Article on every novel, capital (7)

11 Typical male fleeing from emu, camouflaged in trees (9)

12 Man perhaps in silver, oddly (4)

13 Mean — and waspish? (6) 15 25 per cent off wine in items for sale — big deal! (3, 5) 18 Framework rested upon change of date by county (8) 19 Game over for purchase (4, 2) 22 Area I found after two sharp bends? (4)

23 At risk, support melting away? (2, 4, 3)

26 Don’t open post: deliver note (7)

27 Passion behind prayer, nothing special (7)

28 Clean up the seafront, seen in a mess (7, 4, 4)

DOWN

1 Sweet Rottweilers knocking stuffing out, those in a 5 Down raid perhaps? (7)

2 Old Greek charged (5)

3 Sun, possibly most interesting part (9)

4 Short bar put another way round (6)

5 Daughter always fair for broad stretch of time? (8)

6 Happening once in a blue moon, red! (4)

7 Bug spread over cut, unfortunately (9)

8 Americans always standing, then bending knees (7)

14 Individuals invading country, island nation (9)

16 Caution taken with money, might figures start to spiral? (9)

17 Subversive regrets boxing to a degree, when knocked over (8)

18 Go — as might workers? (4, 3)

20 Something given here (7)

21 “Sound of Music”, major effort (6)

24 Einstein an egghead, not entirely silly (5)

25 Chief knowing structure of bridge, say (4)