Across
1
His reaction after masque dances? ‘Likely to feel sick’ (9)
6
Violent figure’s drink (5)
9
In arrears? Ring branch (5)
10
Misses out with Independent probing leader’s negative world view (9)
11
Tom, ‘hot lay’, joins flash channel for retro TV feature (7-3,4)
12
Male’s going to a hot place (4)
14
Arrogant thug beaten up in grass (7)
15
Thin swans almost cry out (7)
17
Rodent hunter carrying large snake (7)
19
One expects head to wear inferior underwear (7)
22
Eastern USA pet cruelty affected koala feeding station (10,4)
25
M. Poiret, no dud – but no Keats (5,4)
26
Similar to a sound made by dog (5)
27
Sound means of accessing field technique (5)
28
Light accompaniment, darling? (9)
Down
1
Patient type planting narcissi border in raised beds (5)
2
Investment company gives military group credit (4,5)
3
Who’s keen on England organising help in goal? (10)
4
Irreverence of Zulu warriors yet to be trained (7)
5
Soldiers’ ‘quiet’ hospital eradicated respiratory disease (7)
6
Vessel’s power cut – trouble (4)
7
After one’s elevated one has to be ingenuous (5)
8
Keeps restricting international language range (9)
13
Senior level extended family accommodation? (6,4)
14
Novel association of Stern and UK newspaper (4,5)
16
Loudly refuse length of cord for your girth measurement? (9)
18
Caruso rudely interrupted by you at the end (quite loud) (7)
21
Plastic stop put into butterfly wings (5)
23
Corsets originally traded in States (5)