5  Heartless quibble about nothing to start with becomes tortuous  (7)

 9  Fast time, nothing slow (5)

10 Smell of European capital is a distinctive feature (5,4)

11 Get lost novel appraised (9)

12 Able to sting (5)

13 Fetch affluent guards worthless material (5)

15 Talk sexy without boundaries with similarly affected Serb military leader (9)

18 Main partner to join forces with religious community (4,5)

19 Carry out punishment brought about by head of teaching (5)

21 Jerk briefly with minute expression (5)

23 Delivery is key, what a six for us! (9)

25 It's fantastic being wonderful girl's love (9)

26 Annoyed European admitted to returning obscenity (5)

27 Mechanical device resulting from engineering chatter (7)

28 Virgin cradling child in craft (7)

 1  Pleasant sounding doctor has look internally (7)

 2  Balance worker's bronze on centre of ledge (9)

 3  Church representative conceals love bite (5)

 4  Woman's to manage upbringing accepting one carer (9)

 5  Long-gone headless sea creature (5)

 6  Son's wearing net garment to enhance natural features (9)

 7  Endlessly repeat a whack (5)

 8  Justice for Liberal voter, gaining seat (7)

14 Push forward and bug lover to get married with chief (9)

16 Spineless creature harassed war hero clutching last of retirement money (9)

17 Severe don in a car crashed (9)

18 Cut futuristic film's lost provided backing, upsetting movie reviewer (7)

20 Reject it, day in bank, while being taxed (7)

22 Enter, one bearing plonk (5)

23 Worn out clothes line causing complaint (5)

24 Very old place turned upside down to uncover exes? (5)