Across
1
Country cops it in knock out (7)
5
The French train provides space to stretch out (3,4)
9
Pads for comfortable shoes? (5)
10
Cut lights in place for ship-to-shore transmission (9)
11
Gemstone a queen pinned to a soldier (10)
12
Finished shelter to exclude cold (4)
14
Reagan let IRS shake up old currency group (8,4)
18
Skimpy and close fitting women's clothing (4,2,6)
21
Get away with moving heroin left in London area (4)
22
One blindly selecting horse, perhaps, based on legs and heart (3-7)
25
Fed a story about Sunday, some believe (3,2,4)
26
Dry out standard central heating (5)
27
Splayed toes on timid animals (7)
28
She stands for Southern Health Executive as an example (7)
Down
1
Bring up some stars at fabulous awards ceremony (6)
2
Essentially sick earl must eventually hit the ground (6)
3
Point out a small problem before making hypothesis (10)
4
Starters in New Age diner include "ram's bottom" (5)
5
Such laws restrict service opportunities for landlords (9)
6
Come together with duke to cut off any further issue (4)
7
Pour out more vino — I will eat everything! (8)
8
Amount raised on march to create essential publication (4-4)
13
Elizabeth understood serial killer being only out for himself (3-7)
15
They will sell you tales about stalkers (9)
16
Long story about earth I told in stages (8)
17
Abandoned noisy gym — it doesn't welcome women (8)
19
Single family hosts game that goes downhill quickly (3,3)
20
This fellow only half grasps Hamlet (6)
23
Smutty read not regularly found in old Indian text (5)
24
Drug induced attack? This helps find the culprit (1-3)