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Across
- 8. In Bath, it was said, England & UK are breaking up (6)
- 9. Someone on a talent show, concerned with fresh delivery (8)
- 10. Emperor emptied complete treasury before rule (8)
- 11. Celebrity sketch (6)
- 12. Follow journalist pursuing audiophile, apparently well read (3-5)
- 13. Make a slip with assignment (6)
- 14. Extremely slow if it's most crowded (7)
- 17. Unfortunately, obtrude on stronghold (7)
- 20. Long American tower (6)
- 22. Consolidated around 50 plus small private shares, for one (8)
- 25. Cool red diamond cut in interwoven pattern (6)
- 26. Demerits for crazy sounds from Spooner's dog (3,5)
- 27. Bats once, runs short of second base to abandon (8)
- 28. Something pleasant heard from someone satisfied (6)
Down
- 1. Regret about atmospheric layer covering group of countries (8)
- 2. Prefer I were in retirement home to make fresh connections (6)
- 3. Run from employment (6)
- 4. To meddle with MP in assembly is imprudent (7)
- 5. Study before getting bored by father's colleague (8)
- 6. Romper with large pocket for baby? (8)
- 7. Say Hastings, picked up novel about a priest (6)
- 15. Link post in Twitter – it's secured fast and quickly released (4-4)
- 16. Second wife, on getting close, doesn't start cursing (8)
- 18. Launch baker (5,3)
- 19. Model's married one you can hardly catch – an acrobat! (7)
- 21. Small queen guarding bee's nest getting bit (6)
- 23. Steps taken by the upwardly mobile? (6)
- 24. Groomed players to eat when drunk (6)
