8 Shanghai airline comes over channel (6)
9 Leave a drop of alcohol in gnarled horn cup (2-6)
10 Heard of Ancient Greek currency (4)
11 Guards required after sulphur’s found in grain ovens (4-6)
12 Heartless sister gate-crashes top party (3,5)
13 Communicate worry about oddly missing kinsmen (6)
15 Island adopts English language (7)
17 Navigate a group of drivers back to convoy (7)
20 Pester WWII hero to welcome German (6)
22 Key state vote’s cut by half - hit the roof (8)
24 Soprano’s wearing sort of light blue concoction (5,5)
26 Excellent group's right for conservative (4)
27 Exceptional cooked pilau rice I devoured (8)
28 Award Romeo supported by another Shakespearean character (6)
1 Died alone on banks of Tyne behind the times (8)
2 Working to restrain a continuing source of humour (10)
3 Patience maybe firm (6)
4 Paper prepares evening features? (7)
5 Vikings’ paradise - place to eat surrounded by flowing lava (8)
6 Recruit’s wearing unbleached linen (4)
7 Xenophobic Chinese dogs (6)
14 An unreasonable request from American High Command (1,4,5)
16 House with joint authority (8)
18 Tie smoker up in lobby (8)
19 Tales of Muslim rulers accepting brooding music (7)
21 Two-acre meadow contains unknown shrub (6)
23 Church only prepared tea (6)
25 Turn up with internet gear the queen abandoned (4)
1 Died alone on banks of Tyne behind the times (8)