Times Cryptic #27450

2019-09-07

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Across

1a

House that has one turn and look inside (5)

4a

An MP in court. Delicious prospect? (9)

9a

Declines to drink with converts (9)

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10a

More than half of Liverpudlians becoming addicts? (5)

11a

Coppers in particularly nice bit of tree (7,6)

14a

Look hungrily around for roll (4)

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15a

Refraining from bunking off, saving money (10)

18a

Transported herd: all ten let loose (10)

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19a

Old painter retreats, shunning society (4)

21a

Trouble spending a penny? (13)

24a

Colonel born with foot impediment (5)

25a

Constant reorganisation of English lessons creates oppressive quality (9)

27a

Stars puff on spliff around Her Majesty? There'll be a complaint! (9)

28a

Feeble name for whiskey on the rocks? (5)

Down

1d

Dirt nieces dished up, being tactless (10)

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2d

Quiet "parliamentarian", fifty, making way to top (3)

3d

Get the better of idiot from Open University? (6)

4d

Instructions for washing farm machinery in field caught being lifted (4,5)

5d

Swami's erudition inspiring this curmudgeon (5)

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6d

The orator's time for grief (8)

7d

Jumbo brought down by this? (8,3)

8d

Drunkard turning on husband? Rubbish! (4)

12d

Nice article about expert on Enlightenment? (11)

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13d

Provokes Sally occasionally for no reason (10)

16d

Doctor to free her thus (9)

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17d

The drugs that make you mad? (8)

20d

Woman announcing she's not straight? (6)

22d

Auditors guzzling half of chef's exotic grub (5)

23d

In the same place lives a creature with long legs (4)

26d

Examine pupil's accommodation (3)