Across
1
Belittle fine hair, reportedly grizzled (9)
6
Liberal dons prosper and flourish (5)
9
Vessel of canoers that oddly disappeared (5)
10
Vacuity of Victor, annoying in spades (9)
11
Radical female sib enthralled by French painter (10)
12
Bones huge as boomerangs (4)
14
Argue with Republican point of view (7)
15
Virile chap, explosive and well practised (7)
17
President pursued by fat lover (7)
19
United relegated from league after midfielder’s first international benefit (7)
20
Heartily necking beer and cabbage (4)
22
Fed up of bad serfs running amok (7,3)
25
Secrets of earl and girl behind boozer (9)
26
Limited name-dropping is entertaining (5)
27
Fulfil desire to be master (5)
28
New Englander in Danish territory (9)
Down
1
Slowly speak of attraction, and pull at last (5)
2
Computer model of firearm we designed (9)
3
Scot sawing a leg off (10)
4
Start to adjust ball bearing very early (7)
5
Completely timeless vamp is supremely powerful woman (7)
6
Asked criminal to cover me, heading off (4)
7
Complies with order, knocking stuffing out of yobs (5)
8
Badly manage squeamish and lethargic nurses (9)
13
Stuffed admiral in hold (4,6)
14
Timid setters have to entertain a couple of kings (4-5)
16
Lover wearing scent picked up at counter (9)
18
Sweetie left in bottle (7)
19
Recalling one’s bet is bad move (7)
21
Can probably empty potty (5)
23
Thick journalist is doomed (5)
24
Observed articulate contretemps (4)