Across
1
Herald's up on one leg, out of control (7)
5
Spinning stick, first to break little bulb (7)
9
Normal to cut the end off vegetable (7)
10
Your lad misbehaving, Mary? (3,4)
11
Flower seen in a spring month foolish to cut back (9)
12
Ready for Nigerian heretic to revert (5)
15
Resist, as Indian state profits start to tumble (2,7)
17
Meeting two holding hands at bar (9)
19
Half-hearted floor cleaner is a misery (5)
22
Presumably he doesn't mind being sacked at Christmas (5)
23
Nerveless behaviour, if dragons are flying around (9)
25
Gorge or diet: what's in it for northerner? (7)
26
Her Nibs used to take a dip here (7)
27
Convertible frequently held by red light (4,3)
28
Leave wife the means to settle the bill (2,5)
Down
1
Swap corded cloth with finer material (7)
2
Spread round a square in town (7)
3
Some hold refusal to be irritating (5)
4
Best route to the attic? (3,6)
5
Before surgery, medic gives some medicine (5)
6
Snort gram to get high and use violence (6-3)
7
12 up, astride a black horse (7)
8
Race history put together in moving tribute (3-4)
14
It was not I who made that remark, I agree (3,4,2)
16
Fixing drink in Scottish island? Good (9)
17
Flags regularly seen with emblems (7)
18
Close lane, source of confusion for a special occasion (4,3)
20
Demonstration, a nuisance, about to go off (7)
21
One on the pull for 22, showing symptom of a cold? (7)
23
Check for bugs in room: it's a lottery (5)
24
Pretended enthusiasm about karate, losing heart (5)