5  'Silence in court’ game (6)

10 Writer going west joined holidaymaker there (5)

11 Outlaws ransacked British Post Office (9)

12 Former president’s wife, almost afraid to be rejected for copying him? (9)

13 Cut half of other people’s words (5)

14 Maybe monitor, with 15 for Latin, will be an expert speller? (6)

15 Changed and hurried over with a bit of pudding (7)

18 Bloody communist food! (7)

20 First person over the Channel? Second person’s valet (6)

22 Extraction of obscene material (5)

24 Fun of book reduced through language skills lacking reflective care (9)

25 Packs of rugby players in groups, holding fire (9)

26 Middle Eastern intelligence, even in Bahrain, follows their scriptural direction (5)

27 Host, happy to entertain in a casual manner (6)

28 Overhead scaffolding - home to north-eastern seabird colony (8)

 1  A bird to go wag (6)

 2  Being extremely sleepy, if I doze off get doctor involved (9)

 3  Two-timing liar, smart at switching between two old flames (12,3)

 4  I’m given to being given (7)

 6  Middle-aged pair of queens featuring in period song during the news (15)

 7  American self-confidence on Radio China (5)

 8  Partners of sailors welcome in port (8)

 9  For stand-ups it’s run-of-the-mill to be beset by heartless catcalls (6)

16 Preacher, get me out of deep water! (9)

17 Amphibious species go right up around coral ridge (4,4)

19 Seize control of account held by four followers of golf (6)

20 Germany’s agreed to escort a vessel into Indonesian waters (4,3)

21 Demonstrate unexpected pity for your leaders (6)

23 Top Essex celebrities' homes (5)