CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Clever fellow had to get support in the end (5)

8 It sounds great to get rid off a position in the kitchen (9)

10 Cake of unleavened bread down under should be moister (6)

11 Artist drew some soldiers in, forced to commit treason (8)

12 Had to go away, with working only now and then (3,3,2)

13 Take part in a Festival soiree, in addition (4)

15 Insists one has a stress fracture (7)

17 Refer to some workers not coming back with one (7)

20 Stadium has lost new piece of land (4)

22 Arrive with maiden right in front of the church, in traffic (8)

25 To some degree, one can divide into regular intervals (8)

26 Arrange one excursion, at first, into enemy territory (6)

27 Comments on small number in a new organisation (9)

28 An aristocrat had little time to be safe, commonly (5)

DOWN

1 Part at some speed, after an early meal (9)

2 Remove from office some girls with precedence ... (8)

3 ... while some reserved girls have little time for a worker (7)

4 Had to tape ears up to keep them apart (8)

5 Following some old instruments with other ones (6)

6 Small fruit produced by a cereal plant (5)

9 Did one have to deliver to dry, parched areas? (4)

14 Leading character once tied up for being too egotistical (9)

16 Rip off a violent young hooligan (8)

18 What’ s the alternative? that’ s taking on some initial concepts (8)

19 Was a special constable, about to be married, cheated? (7)

21 Left-winger hard to overturn when in top form (3-3)

23 It’s essential to take on Greek character a second time (4)

24 May have to cut back plant with dried fruit (5)