5  Timorous forward is an avaricious grasping person (7)

 9  Reported childcare closure leads to nothing but increasing intensity (9)

10 Half-hearted Swedes visiting Guernsey perhaps for summers (5)

11 Two sets of squaddies appearing in trials leads to troubles (8)

12 A dimension revealed by the French at the heart of string theory (6)

14 Back on this side I find climber making music around Etna? (9)

16 Honourable women, more prevalent at Christmas-time? (5)

17 Head covering trimmed for a Pope? (5)

19 French refusal for scheme with unlimited care is not on the level (9)

21 Ding-dong about papers for a council area (6)

22 Preparation of hood for 14th February in Chicago was worrying (8)

25 London venue increases capacity by 50% - it's still a gas (5)

26 Exhaust system, given headroom by Abe? (9)

27 Part of hospital, inadequate and in a state of chaos (7)

28 Latin sidestep takes guts (7)

 1  Recooks a banquet freshly for a new start (4,2,6,3)

 2  Artiste displaying inner energy - often one of three (5)

 3  Milky effect of duck on French lake (7)

 4  Pressure cannot stir dislocation (10)

 5  Ninety degrees gained in small Gloucestershire town (4)

 6  Time for resolution or reckoning? (4-3)

 7  Is Ex-President Trump one involved in Irish politics? (9)

 8  Prince and man-eater join nobleman's all-inclusive onboard journey (7,8)

13 Brusque Scottish bank manager's verbal refusal to fund the purchase of Italian food? (10)

15 Diced carrot or 3 of 27 with dead centre? (5,4)

18 Putative old fiddler, taking on most of French XI, has some value (3-4)

20 Generosity of Great Britain perhaps (7)

23 I struggled at Harvard maybe (5)

24 Discover hacker? (4)