Across
5
Public library ticket includes a notice (7)
9
A long way to church, a ridiculous situation (5)
10
Important Russian composer covered in blood, see (9)
11
A supremely awful ‘Don’t mention it!’ (2,8)
12
Say Rosemary is in another building (4)
14
One result of successful seance, nothing extreme? (5,6)
18
Provide food at a sort of box for young peacock (11)
21
An elected member’s current measures (4)
22
Seductive, appear to have success with woman (4-6)
25
Long to take one fruit or another (9)
26
Hospital has not much custom (5)
27
Step on to platform and run into arrest (7)
28
Acts of disloyalty aren’t so bad (7)
Down
1
Slander half-deaf celebrity (6)
2
Break in and sound pleased about smashing something (6)
3
The corps not here? I sympathise (5,5)
4
Wise daughter looking up French artist (5)
5
Depiction of grand entrance pierced by a little sunshine (9)
6
A container not properly closed (4)
7
As is lithe cat, racing around? (8)
8
Come rapidly down to earth with a bang (4-4)
13
Wait a bit: I haven’t left Paddington (4,4,2)
15
Such a nasty letter from Post Office, with wrong pension (6-3)
16
Cancelled, not without a fight? (8)
17
Poet isn’t working: hurry up! (4,2,2)
19
Quietly tramps to see the moon (6)
20
For heavyweight, a tiny scrap (6)
23
Choose from the lectionary (5)
24
Father appearing twice a year (4)