CLASSIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Spa clubs inclined to get thorough sanitation (6-8) 10 Spray and loos are refreshed (7) 11 Replacement fruit is glorious (7) 12 Parent marauding around hospital dept becomes sorry (9) 13 Fool cut by small screw (5) 14 Mind wife at church (5) 16 High price of work with girl in abstract art (3,6) 18 Display fish on harbour wall uncased (9) 20 Groups having little time way back (5) 23 Exit the Parisian street (5) 24 Lawyers get monarch negotiator (9) 26 Get new accommodation for that woman returning by river (7) 27 Sailor with passion getting cross (7) 28 More disgrace in drunken gang activity (9,5)

DOWN

2 Provider of cover normal on a dog, perhaps (7) 3 Playwright's broken nib penning ends of scene (5) 4 A knight after bitterness to attempt heroism (9) 5 Composer's record heard (5) 6 Bird, a large creature that flies over Scots region (9) 7 First raised money with Boz, miracle oddly ignored (7) 8 Major kitchen implement conserving energy (7) 9 Hamish's top pointer for farm tool (6) 15 Panto character beginning to have a game with horse, missing back end (9) 17 Opposing leopards, I buckled (9) 18 European city not so vibrant, empty Malmo (7) 19 Go hard in conflict about old selfish driver (4,3) 21 Not in favour of timber, millions assert (7) 22 Barrier noticed around sides of counter (6) 24 Bishop fewer exalt (5) 25 Some affable rogue is more skilful (5)

ACROSS

6 Privileged group (5) 7 Calm, even-tempered (6) 9 Having significant consequences (7) 10 Old-style (5) 11 Sacred ceremony (4) 13 Indulge in idle tittle-tattle (6) 15 Maximum amount (5) 16 Food store (6) 17 Former (4) 20 Shoot or sprout of a tree (5) 22 Marine mammal (7) 23 Rap music (3,3) 24 Blend (5)

DOWN

1 Tyrant (8) 2 Muscular (5) 3 Magic curse (5) 4 Main underground part of a plant (7) 5 Muck, filth (4) 6 Easily achieved (10) 8 Skill (10) 12 Polite form of address (3) 13 Light carriage (3) 14 Coastline (8) 15 Protracted (7) 18 Make suitable (5) 19 Nom de ___, pen-name (5) 21 Line of track (4)