Across
1
A scream from hospital colleague? (7)
5
Cowboy film actress? (7)
9
Notes exactly as quoted by Greek character (5)
10
Vacuous really, there’s McGonagall’s initial, shocking versifier (9)
11
Auntie introducing brother-in-law, bighead in two minds? (10)
12
Branch in tree cut down with blade, originally (4)
14
If for film, almost all of the data falsified (8,4)
18
Flighty type introducing bishop to area of jazz? (12)
21
Review of current depravity (4)
22
Pretty essential publishing material in backward filthy gossip – OK for Rupert Murdoch? (4,6)
25
European part of 23 down in reversible collars (9)
27
Winger heading for Everton put on Liverpool strip, say? (3,4)
28
Blunted article buried in prehistoric material (7)
Down
1
Get right hand of bride held by groom: marry finally (4,2)
3
Slow jerks are elected (10)
4
Partial uprooting of baobab, or a Christmas tree (5)
5
Robin flying by, one word for it? (3,6)
6
Number of Germans committed perjury (4)
8
One held by cocktail stick on island, Micronesian nation (8)
13
Distribute five-hundred little daisy chains (10)
15
Handy lever I used, with day for installation (9)
16
A sibilant sound interrupted by conclusion of magistrate or judge (8)
17
Parent supported by doctor, withering flower (8)
19
Rough seas at first on boat (6)
20
Yes, I’m cheerful ultimately – that represented? (6)
23
Called ‘scope’, basically – is it? (5)
24
Fool to admit stupid, a powerful thinker (4,6)