CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 First minister is having to handle workers, at

last, when disorganised (13)

10 A failure to notice wrong type of vision (9)

11 Get rid of substandard plants growing in the

wrong place (5)

12 Remove an old leaflet, or at least some of

it (7)

13 President about to take care might have to

go through the motions (7)

14 Fished for something which gained a profit

(6)

16 One agrees when transferred, with little

hesitation(8)

18 Wrong type of cover to protect one from the

rain (8)

20 Brigade lost one character, but managed to

find a way to cross a river (6)

23 Wrong group of players with one removed

from home (7)

24 A pointer, say, had to start learning to be a

pioneer (7)

26 In America, ball games may be plotted by a

secret faction (5)

27 Bear up with 2 down in a town in the south

of England (9) 28 Come across one of equal strength and

ability (4,4,5)

Down

2 Not in motion, like a liner towed into harbour

(5)

3 Many a wager could be a 10 across (7)

4 In the north-east, start to 5 down, in order to

neutralise others (6)

5 Way into the mail, between you and me (4-4)

6 Spoil a little boy, at the end, after Lily (7)

7 Passed by without notice of a slight omission

(9)

8 Be operative, like one who has joined the

police (4,4,5)

9 Offer to hear a little boy who's full of feeling

(6-7)

15 Can deal with a patient needing help with

health issues (9)

17 Arranges bets to win a container for rubbish

(5-3)

19 Admit one after a knock on the door (7)

21 Get round for a short time, erecting a

domed building (7)

22 Tries to come up with various compositions

(6) 25 Find a popular song in an early, rich setting

(5)