CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Saint also, also saint _ are they finding they have no time to do this? (5,3,5) 10 Aircraft check shows preference for being underweight (9) 11 Suitable position that’s pleasant when hot inside (5) 12 Not even patient man’s ready for casual work (3,4) 13 Challenge summons for emergency service (4,3) 14 Gut she developed was as big as you ever saw! (6) 16 Victory about ground may become less convincing over time (4,4) 18 Some lied about tunes (8) 20 True, a commanding officer retired to become an Irish playwright (6) 23 Firearm recoil achieves result of chicken in pieces, perhaps (7) 24 Try to get information from family about vegetable (7) 26 Mingle together when first taking drink (5) 27 Totemists’ raid stole plan (9) 28 American agent addressing rugby team is mercilessly sacrificed (3,2,3,5)

DOWN

2 Textile looking initially tatty on couch, for example (5) 3 The admiral’s holds (7) 4 Merchant ship’s so gray in fog (6) 5 Police investigator longed to be independent (8) 6 He mixes with model fisherman (7) 7 Dresses differently for the closer shape (9) 8 Capable of something very tiny with it (2,2,3,6) 9 An abbey seen to be rebuilt is passed at the last moment (6,2,1,4) 15 Use hair-styling product to set off explosive (9) 17 Doppler effect of revolutionary underwear (3,5) 19 Scourge of Scottish river at the very bottom (7) 21 Drink affected by a royal institution (7) 22 Be against work preceding pretence (6) 25 Four-dimensional bottle suitable for Calvin? (5)