Across
1
Familiar queen’s against Conservative win (7)
5
Posh front of mural, Buckingham Palace leaders admit, has unsatisfactory finish (4,3)
9
South Dakota harbours brown bear (5)
10
PM sick after service (9)
11
RAF steward flying subsequently (10)
12
Monarch’s family horse tense or gentle at the Centre (4,6)
18
Diverting, pretty stare – a sign of 1ac/19/25/14 (6,5)
21
Royals, Elizabeth and Margaret, originally supplying a number of sheets (4)
22
Would pronounced bellyache be shown by bird? (10)
25
Everything in this area arranged for celebration (9,11)
26
Protective covering first Romeo removed in affair (5)
27
Sentimentality illustrated by stragglers in triumphant Trafalgar Square conga – classic social dance (7)
28
Rude ex-pupil’s area of interest (7)
Down
1
Optical illusion: lion disappears with 5 initially angry bats (6)
2
Designing penultimate boat? (6)
3
Submit request for daily Parliamentary list (5,5)
4
Copy regularly your American hosts, one of them gives flowers (5)
5
Jump ended but subjected to legal constraint (5,4)
7
One drink said to consume first (8)
13
Dropping to ground, prostrate, may bend over on these? (6,4)
15
Asian islanders go on drugs reportedly (9)
16
Pigs at last reunite, neglected and hungry (8)
17
Figure providing right note – crook pinches (8)
19
Upset, regret old half of pets incontinent (6)
23
Place for 15 fighter to show fashion hoody (5)
24
Noticed part of the ear (4)