cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Retrieved small copper

dropped in grass? (7)

5 Birds move round island

slowly at first (7)

9 Born with working hearts?

These should indicate life (7) 10 A second quantity of money

editor accepted (7)

11 Pinter pretty entertaining to

read (9)

12 Big cat -- and what it might

do, wanting prey at first? (5) 13 Plant's deputy welcoming

personnel (5)

15 Allow wearing couple's

jewellery (9)

17 Surprise unfortunately meant getting trapped in labyrinth? On the contrary (9)

19 These could be woolly stories

(5)

22 This might be said in chess

clubs by George (5)

23 Books are full of these court

judgments (9)

25 A Parisian holds a contest in

the dark (7)

26 One magazine that is

including new picture (7)

27 Where one might find ham tasty, regularly -- in that place (7)

28 Understands the woman's

after gun (7)

DOWN

1 Animals' jaws (7)

2 Jumper's state of anxiety

about going upside down (7) 3 Goat maybe scratching head,

say (5)

4 Attractive gentleman in a bed, excited with large European (9)

5 Slap on the wrist from bishop

most unlikely (5)

6 Finding dance music jolly (9)

7 Chaps initially sound exasperated after this writer is gross (7)

8 Sorrow as Mandy oddly cut

head (7)

14 Female in bar takes nuts for

early meal (9)

16 Turning up for a bike race

before finale (9)

17 Tale from America about

member of the aristocracy (7) 18 Mean greeting from Roman?

Be angry (7)

20 Experience religious education and I have to support church (7)

21 Nurses stress badly about

strikes at heart (7)

23 Part of theatrical production

looked at on the radio (5)

24 Behave after former lover's

demand (5)