Guardian Cryptic #27900

2019-08-15

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Across

1a

Some music on LP? Not a note (5,5,5)

9a

Wife of leader, a shade insular, briefly? (7)

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10a

Time to welcome revolutionary Chinese brood (7)

11a

A little angel, free spirit (3)

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12a

Person with load unsure about weight that's an ounce (4,7)

13a

Faithful cat carrying on with a meal for him, shortly? (10)

15a

One side not quite covering a page (4)

18a

Cops stopping method by corruption, finally (4)

20a

Mile covered by person pro­pelling boat near Brighton? Type of cutter (5,5)

23a

Fraction on calculator opposite number (11)

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25a

Little moo (3)

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26a

Dropping back, wander round country house in Russia (7)

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27a

Leaving America, a poor beggar clutching cup's heading for a Moorish palace (7)

28a

Charles the Second marrying subject, harmony with CIIR restored (3,5,7)

Down

1d

Person catching extremists in Ferrari with tank (9)

2d

Coming up, vulgar features mainly lacking inspiration, initially, for cinephile (4,3)

3d

Once upon a time, finish off gravy with a bit of corn starch (5,3)

4d

Gobbled up by Lancelot, a really lovely lyrist (5)

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5d

Something turning up on female garmentunpleasant discovery there? (4,5)

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6d

Bum parts outside of pants, moon! (6)

7d

Remove hairs from bottom of hirsute old governor (7)

8d

Correct tip overwhelms this chap (5)

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14d

Person proposing to install creation of iron that's more than a mile wide (4,5)

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16d

Texas city out to impress couple on tour, ultimately (4,5)

17d

Number a hundred I book up for a wink or a kiss, say? (8)

19d

Keeping mum suspiciously, French produce English citizen (7)

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21d

Ride Disney duck, kicking tail (7)

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22d

Explosion of octane now (2,4)

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23d

In trolley, a gold weight (5)

24d

Every other bit of Paul hairy: my fear! (5)