SOLUTION TO PUZZLE No. 8592:

ACROSS: 1 Ridicule; 5 Miriam; 10 Assorted toffees; 11 Tropics; 12 Earnest; 13 Decrepit; 15 Ought; 18 Alter; 20 Redolent; 23 Scrapes; 25 Maggots; 26 Bayonet practice; 27 Ernest; 28 Collared.

DOWN: 1 Roasts; 2 Dishonest; 3 Carrier; 4 Leeds; 6 Inferno; 7 Irene; 8 Misstate; 9 Attested; 14 Parasite; 16 Gondolier; 17 Passable; 19 Repines; 21 Logical; 22 Ascend; 24 Rayon; 25 Mario.