Across
1
The guy I call out is spiralling (7)
5
Cleopatra cheated a bit and got it in the neck (7)
9
Hell-bent, without divorcing at first, to get separated (5)
10
My dear, in cooking find a herb (9)
11
Unpredictable ending of talks with rebel leader in revolt (10)
12
To begin with, take a little curry powder (4)
14
Fighting soldier's back to be embraced by beautiful woman, with tears (11)
18
Medical procedure: very backwards and not original (11)
21
Delighted in a blanket, by the sound of it (4)
22
Perhaps one-all game of defence (10)
25
Woodworkers in favour of organic compounds (9)
26
Gruff hazard for undesirable poster (5)
27
It's soothing to find one empty pub in a restored mall (3,4)
28
Discarding the cover to fix disc? Yes! (7)
Down
1
This is why we hear unorthodox view (6)
2
Uniform consignment with half the shop gone (6)
3
Suspect carton starting to burst with illegal stuff (10)
4
Grasshopper mostly in position (5)
5
Top star with rogue nation director (9)
7
Dry death foiled by being this (8)
8
After foolish day, financial centre gets winter warmth (8)
13
Water creature starting to twitch indeed, lacking water (10)
15
A European tucking into refined meal that's light (5,4)
16
Ignoring the odds, profane 4 can be derisive (8)
17
Show approval for role reversal nonsense (8)
19
Vile musical abandoned by a Spice Girl (6)
20
Areas dealing with charity (6)
23
Drinking tea used to be method to lose weight (5,4)
24
Essentially bypassed quiet bay to reach land (4)