4  Leaving guttering (5,3)

10 Knackered form reviewed... (9)

11 ... use of punctuation mark (5)

12 Region around a large Southern body of water (4,3)

13 Arrest professional killer with tool (4,3)

14 Encourage British consumers to get Whiskers? (3-7)

15 Answer question about water (4)

18 Hard to please medical group (4)

19 Adult next to Welsh lady embraces evil Ethiopian (10)

22 Instruction came about producing these accounts (7)

24 Unhappily with Kansas statesman (7)

25 Open about rover ticket - just the opposite (5)

26 Wipe out English air cadet on manoeuvres (9)

27 Opposing players bring over coffee (8)

28 In the future ID maybe expanded (3,3)

 1  French lady holds a bow up creating ornamental work (7)

 2  Sentimental volunteers taking part in tumultuous closing (9)

 3  More than one monstrous woman gets on with abolishing voting system (8)

 5  Sailor who, when shrunk, becomes very big as well (8,6)

 6  Napoleon’s family serviette (6)

 7  Outstanding victory in the midst of self-inflicted disadvantage (5)

 8  Is it not colloquially raised about absent queen (7)

 9  These aircraft when deployed create breathless tomb (7,7)

16 Living dead surrounding hospital in dangerous territory (9)

17 King Edward leaves releasing drink (8)

18 Offensive mantra interrupts din (7)

20 Theatre director’s glad when rebel leaves enclosed order (7)

21 Put pen to paper about Henry feeling acute embarrassment (6)

23 Silly person’s almost quaint way of speaking (5)