Guardian Cryptic #28480

2021-06-24

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Across

1a

Creativity of that bloke is shown in pastry (3,4)

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5a

Dove in America perched eyes down, primarily to take a breather(7)

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9a

parts of which being low, best left incomplete (5)

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10a

Love to follow dictator hiding in Scottish island? It's handy! (9)

11a

Does cannon shot flash? (10)

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12a

Front view partially screened (2,2)

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14a

Groomer getting fix by the Cutty Sark? (4,7)

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18a

Treat all these as a capital (11)

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21a
26a

Bad typos scattered around the back of newspaper, some of which are here (4,5)

22a

Parties veto motion by broadcaster and writer (10)

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25a

Naughty niece after honour at last redeemed for good behaviour (9)

26a

See 21

27a

Naming and shaming starts and row gets worse (7)

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28a

Just get rid of dad but don't let on! (4,3)

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Down

1d

Ability to get an old coin (6)

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2d

Be back before Crosby's decline (6)

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3d

What Jesus did for breakfast? (4,6)

4d

Spice up writer (5)

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5d

After sporting event, kisses for high jumpers (4,5)

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6d

One's continually upset to some extent (4)

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7d

Adults can be wrong on purpose? Nothing odd in that (5-3)

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8d

Labour's end pitch (8)

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13d

Pleasant folk found in Provence? (4,6)

15d

Where spiders might be up against it? (2,1,6)

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16d

Difficult objections raised and delivered (8)

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17d

Slow movers ultimately suffer in misusing dope and LSD (8)

19d

Like hotel stuff in place of seclusion (6)

20d

See back covered in adhesive plaster (6)

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23d

Make adjustments to the bottom of chainsaw when cutting wood (5)

24d

Colette's soldiers (4)