ACROSS
1 Obscure fat bits with
swimming towel; it's a struggle!
(6,2,4)
10 What cuckoo can exclude or
deposit (4,3)
11 Disgusting racket; total
rough sound! (7)
12 Victim erred
concealing watch (5)
13 Log six
decomposing plants (8)
15 Thieves make
notes about a Catholic nurse (10)
16 For
Spitfire backfiring money is needed!
(4)
18 Henry, man in 24?
(4)
20 Competing partners fool in undies,
making 24 moves (2,8)
22 Poor Pat liking
both sexes and timid (8)
24 Box with
different endgame? (5)
26 Superior drug to
binge (7)
27 Rude Ole pissed as a newt
(7)
28 Blessed founder missing Oscar film?
(3,9)
DOWN
2 Reassure me, no sooner than
crackpot pretender (7)
3 Views the parties
a thousand wouldn't get into (8)
4 Goering
partly dressed up so (4)
5 Contender that
I left bloody causing ultimate provocation
(5,5)
6 Rising artist describes one poem
(5)
7 Stay away from cryptic post
(4,3)
8 Neglected lavatory pan OK for 24
champion (7,6)
9 10s mislead my sect
horribly (7,6)
14 The faction organised
bishop to advance (10)
17 Baron or
attorney farm so hard initially (8)
19
Bravest patron follows dope, not bachelor
(7)
21 Julius speaking hesitantly before
city heads (7)
23 Name passion points
(5)
25 Remove from the board in rage
(4)