4  It may be split to give a penny each (3)

 9  Wicked Miss McCartney, Head of Resources (7)

10 Tea's ready! I'll get the bread (7)

11 Stock car tracks (5)

12 Singer regularly appears in composer's green coat? (9)

13 He is not worried about university being best (8)

15 I am to sit in saddle (6)

17 Being wild, roam like Manx cat! (11,4)

19 Play with duck paté ingredient (6)

21 Man tasked to provide her with novel clues (8)

24 A knockout competition? (4,5)

25 Winch, one restrained by anchor (5)

26 Experience nudge or spin (7)

27 Fashion that embodies the season (7)

28 Players want the writer's direction (3)

 2  Unstable person to cure in treatment (8)

 3  Rush off carrying a slate (4)

 4  Style of cooking shown to have minimal calories (9)

 5  Blimey! It's in an oak tree seed (5)

 6  Being influential, furious after A-list is broadcast (10)

 7  Hotel atmosphere party possibly dreads? (6)

 8  Do what Hilary Clinton did - fail to reach the top (8)

14 Pulled up? First, pull up (10)

16 Quilt widened or knitted (9)

17 Generous portion of chicken or moussaka (8)

18 Quite acceptable, if one-sided (3,5)

20 Having entered pub, moaned audibly? (6)

22 "Bringer of Old Age" as funny cabaret act (6). (6)

23 Prepare to see effect of gravity on space (5)

25 Try to get into the army (4)