Times Cryptic #26726

2017-05-16

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Across

1a

Westward travellers protected by wise chief (8)

5a

One going on whoopee cushion? (6)

10a

Buzzed after striking golf approach (3-2)

11a

Hawk with 2 fractures around wing (9)

12a

Evolutionary change for wind and rain across area (9)

13a

Put away or tidy last of autumn leaves (5)

14a

Single insatiable tit beholds sandwiches (3,2,2)

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16a

Legendary rock singer from Liverpool on vocals (6)

18a

Trickery involving politician becoming a bit of a habit (6)

20a

Less steep on the slopes? (3-4)

22a

German migrant's point of view (5)

23a

University blocks hunt happening for marine life (3,6)

25a

On freezer, a brace or vice (6,3)

26a

Lines bounding cricket team's compound (5)

27a

Some person from Newcastle city centre, we hear (6)

28a

Tool muffling echo on TV in confined space (8)

Down

1d

Go across street with right turn (8)

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2d

New dynamo's housing is a hopeless case (5)

3d

Diabolical mobile telephone mishap (15)

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4d

Concealer applied to sensitive skin (7)

6d

Situation involving sorry farcedoomed, almost (1,6,2,6)

7d

A cake half hidden in lovely trifle (9)

8d

Go round acting bullishly? (6)

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9d

Perhaps cherry picking's first task for American president? (6)

15d

Whatsit's scrawny and toothless (9)

17d

He's kinda rough-looking (8)

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19d

Zut alors, René gutted to return fake (6)

20d

Being extremely jammy, maybe, spread may be smeared thus (2,1,4)

21d

Top stuntman finally managed to climb multistoried location? (6)

24d

One who believes wasting time is a crime (5)