Across
1
State of Britain boosted with a victory song (7)
5
Chap needs a support of course – a ‘cow’ mainly! (7)
9
Stew of sheep’s head and flounder (7)
10
Career Oscar? Not finalised – go berserk! (3,4)
11
Silly novel ‘Four’ is at heart only half a book (9)
12
Heading off for relative release (5)
13
Dash off genuine short (5)
15
Don’t be so appreciative – it’s unrewarding (9)
17
No star fouled a sporting opponent (3,6)
19
Supplier, in quotes, ‘Corporation’ (5)
22
Apple disheartened by this device? (5)
23
New, albeit fancy, consumers’ drink (5,4)
25
Musical bag, lock container (7)
26
Hill in position above city (7)
27
South, if not cloud-covered (7)
28
Supermarket workers disposing of small notebooks (7)
Down
1
Retiring party, almost packed (7)
2
Contend with annexe inspection (7)
3
Secret royal houses in a past style (5)
4
Rarity who is excited to be allowed to fly (9)
5
Anti-capitalist’s sound old currency (5)
6
College intrudes on UK tenant developing Massachusetts resort (9)
7
What I have here: yarn – not a thing to prick you (7)
8
Aims to keep the French Sabbath going for ever (7)
14
Dream about cry of encouragement abroad leading to resistance (9)
16
Short book Croatia translated, about performing as a gymnast (9)
17
‘God’ misspelt as such, after carriage return (7)
18
Is turning up with nothing to cut rent twisting? (7)
21
Love, jumpy but not very demanding (7)
23
Stupid person, American, becomes an emperor (5)
24
Climatology possibly makes Chinese react badly (5,7)