Across
1
Sort of low belt round double depth bikini bottom (7)
5
The woman’s quote about dissident (7)
9
Set free, soldier goes inside (5)
10
Describing a thing, possibly a mandolin (9)
11
The main means of taking a break from Tom’s joint? (6,4)
14
Antihero, used inventively, is taught to go outside (5-7)
18
Determination of agent back on detachment (12)
21
Wearing clothes of Young Conservative? (4)
25
House builders would get fired here (5-4)
26
Part of the film host’s run (5)
27
Never losing heart over test stage of Apollo mission? (2-5)
28
Retire on getting free drink? (7)
Down
1
Smart southern Leith almost takes on the church (6)
2
Not quite useless, arthritic disease is a shelter (6)
3
In hell, pretended to be ill (10)
4
Many a sheep strays, wasting energy (5)
5
Name of female turning thirteen (adult?) (9)
6
Party politician dominated by royal’s main circle (4)
7
Figure sun on particles causes strain (8)
8
State the American tone applied to song and dance (8)
13
Unhappy back beat material (10)
15
Spy chief frantically clutching end of drainpipe spout (9)
16
No character shown when one’s depressed (5,3)
17
Artistic Bill Telling’s making up the numbers (8,10)
19
Pitt: crazy old English creep! (6)
20
Composed hashtag: ‘no hospital – horrified’ (6)
23
Proprietorial type of drug missing date (5)
24
Descend slope and start to test for take-off (4)