Across
1
Hornblower’s sweetheart eating cheese (7)
5
Heavyweight bear tush! (4-3)
9
1930s actor and bandleader breaking wind (5)
10
Info on location of Bologna and Genova: they may be found under fig leaf (9)
11
Green bovine at core of catastrophic AI error (3-7)
12
Cold one in dictator’s funerary stand (4)
14
After outrageous cuts taken, drastic measures exercised to produce Emmy winner? (5,6)
18
Terrifying tales of beehive makers? (4-7)
21
Greek characters Doctor Who companion picked up (4)
22
Across the pond, Mark’s a good-looker in rags, tattered and torn (6,4)
25
Hippies: zeroes! They’re sure to fail (4,5)
26
Ship’s controller heading off to part of Jersey (5)
27
In retro pub game, you once went amiss (7)
28
Tolkien beings pursuing punishment for porcupines? (7)
Down
1
Denied freedom of speech, yet made wisecracks (6)
2
Degree, blessing for boor (6)
3
Claire Danes ripping off a riotous bunch of Cod Wars participants (10)
4
Beverage for outspoken wagoners … (5)
5
… beverage from bean leaf’s fermentation (4,2,3)
6
Pro athlete suppresses vulgar outburst (4)
7
Report Slugà la Mode (8)
8
Restraint for revolting reds arrested by police (8)
13
Goes hither and yon in park, drinking boozy teas (4,6)
15
Monica and I dancing in promotion for body-builder (5,4)
16
It involves guesswork to crack hard case (8)
17
Fuddy-duddy oddball is around (8)
19
Cupboard contents including old copper tree (6)
20
Shows contempt for tie-ups (6)
23
Fiasco left unresolved to a degree (5)
24
Barbie greeting when out perhaps carrying daughter (4)