Across
8
Approach a singer in duet to play (8)
11
Slow seeing this garden tool used during scourge (5,5)
14
From the East, water containing medicine that’s sweet (8)
16
On his own, Simon somehow secures Pacific nation (7,7)
21
Last two to score when roaring started? (8,6)
24
The Guardian may be awfully bad, so there! (10)
26
Your health features (4,4)
27
Only setting for sculptor’s second bust? (5)
28
Look at ship’s make-up (8)
Down
1
Toccatas played in a halting style (8)
2
When rising, change current (4)
3
Star player to be insensitive or see need to change (6,3,4)
4
Specifications for docks? (7)
5
Hence turned into a nasty person (4)
6
Papers in close scare (10)
7
The conforming kind of music (6)
13
Part of France without an origin (10)
15
City is defeated having welcomed financial backer (3,7)
19
I need tea break for prisoner (8)
22
Sudden mass arrival ruins struggling hospital (6)
23
Secure? To some extent, quite the reverse! (6)