CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 8 Ice-drome turns out to be only so-so (8) 9 Swore that a voluntary officer got married (6) 10 Herod’s daughter gathered a number round alake(6) 11 When stressed, sent back puddings (8) 12 Sin may have you in this grip (4) 13 Poor truce I put together for Caribbean island (6,4) 15 Deputy returned, having done the breaststroke perhaps, and nearly drowned (7) 17 Cows that are jumpers (7) 20 Criterion of modern telephone equipment is to include initial signal (10) 22 Performances of treaties when original peace is disturbed (4) 24 Double crosses in basic table (3-5) 26 Strong security needed for these responsibilities of 28 (6) 27 Stash large collection of building blocks (6) 28 She looks after kids etc who go on A-road introducing article (8)

DOWN 1 One from the Himalaya region is alpine imposter (6) 2 Floor covering to lie on uncomfortably put in chimney (8) 3 Get money from papers for workshop equipment (5,5) 4 Frontal assault by waves causes each to go to ship’s loo (4,3) 5 Alters course with mounting sway (4) 6 Operate with first or second, say, to turn down corner (3-3) 7 Superman starting off fortunate, getting this fried chicken (8) 14 Labour song could be particular provocation to bull (3,3,4) 16 Court’d white supremacist’s dreamboat with big buzzer (4,4) 18 Spell out each loss of Scotland’s scenic specialities (3,5) 19 Car goes to replace more than buttonhole (7) 21 Old King adopts Italian instrument that’s like alute(6) 23 They steal away with volunteers (6) 25 Spoils planet (4)