1-across – Soft rabbit eating too much : COTTONY

5-across – Nazis inspiring rubbish bands : STRIPES

10-across – Male has time to stop droop : STAG

11-across – Lofty marksman to follow Arsenal player : TAILGUNNER

12-across – A drink from the East River : AMUR

13-across – Lucy Liu’s first hit about footballers : HULLCITY

14-across – One not listening to Charles rambling : CLOTHEARS

16-across – 3 of clubs? : WOODS

17-across – Prince Harry initially somewhat open to return : RAJAH

19-across – Looks around the borders of Singapore for peacemakers : APPEASERS

23-across – Perhaps 3 more ordered by mum : MANEATER

24-across – Cook dropping starter and side : TEAM

25-across – Dick Emery on vacation kidnapped by short pirate : PRIVATEEYE

26-across – Winger from United going missing in opening : MOTH

27-across – Drunk mothers in Slough : SMASHED

28-across – Lecturer’s cycling becoming obsessive? : STALKER

2-down – Surgery on broken 24d is best : OPTIMAL

3-down – Cat ultimately getting into row : TIGER

4-down – Canute’s messed up fruitcake : NUTCASE

6-down – Leg got injured in fastener : TOGGLE

7-down – Unions prepared to accept old copper is harmless : INNOCUOUS

8-down – Journalist following Wimbledon champion gets turned inside out : EVERTED

9-down – Wealthy lady’s chauffeur taking A-road for 3 : RICHARDPARKER

15-down – Cockney criminals make getaway in SEAT hybrid : TEALEAVES

18-down – Letters represented genuine class from Alec Guinness? : ANAGRAM

20-down – Urgent introduction to intercourse welcomed by old man : EXIGENT

21-down – Potato cake containing American and English potato : ROASTIE

22-down – Panic about uniform revealing bust perhaps : STATUE

24-down – Sri Lankan capital’s temperature rising : TAMIL

1-across – Soft rabbit eating too much : COTTONY

5-across – Nazis inspiring rubbish bands : STRIPES

10-across – Male has time to stop droop : STAG

11-across – Lofty marksman to follow Arsenal player : TAILGUNNER

12-across – A drink from the East River : AMUR

13-across – Lucy Liu’s first hit about footballers : HULLCITY

14-across – One not listening to Charles rambling : CLOTHEARS

16-across – 3 of clubs? : WOODS

17-across – Prince Harry initially somewhat open to return : RAJAH

19-across – Looks around the borders of Singapore for peacemakers : APPEASERS

23-across – Perhaps 3 more ordered by mum : MANEATER

24-across – Cook dropping starter and side : TEAM

25-across – Dick Emery on vacation kidnapped by short pirate : PRIVATEEYE

26-across – Winger from United going missing in opening : MOTH

27-across – Drunk mothers in Slough : SMASHED

28-across – Lecturer’s cycling becoming obsessive? : STALKER

2-down – Surgery on broken 24d is best : OPTIMAL

3-down – Cat ultimately getting into row : TIGER

4-down – Canute’s messed up fruitcake : NUTCASE

6-down – Leg got injured in fastener : TOGGLE

7-down – Unions prepared to accept old copper is harmless : INNOCUOUS

8-down – Journalist following Wimbledon champion gets turned inside out : EVERTED

9-down – Wealthy lady’s chauffeur taking A-road for 3 : RICHARDPARKER

15-down – Cockney criminals make getaway in SEAT hybrid : TEALEAVES

18-down – Letters represented genuine class from Alec Guinness? : ANAGRAM

20-down – Urgent introduction to intercourse welcomed by old man : EXIGENT

21-down – Potato cake containing American and English potato : ROASTIE

22-down – Panic about uniform revealing bust perhaps : STATUE

24-down – Sri Lankan capital’s temperature rising : TAMIL

8-across – You and I answer right one kind of clue,overcome by persistence : WEARDOWN

9-across – Great compiler’s brief self-introduction was astounding : AMAZED

10-across – Anagram isn’t well assimilated? Not fully as yet : STILLNEW

11-across – What’s prior to this contribution from Ximenes : ELEVEN

12-across – Scrub verticals I wrecked – they’re in column on left : CRUCIVERBALISTS

15-across – 12,separately,then together,as expression of our relationship : YOUME

16-across – See 15 : ANDUS

20-across – Explanations for other things posted,not revealing parts of solutions : COVERINGLETTERS

21-across – Develop modern car with interior from one who works on things like this : EVOLVE

23-across – Ready to enter,like clues you like,including extremes of theme : TICKETED

25-across – Obscure stuff that’s partly unfamiliar can annoy : ARCANA

26-across – A setter I trashed keeps doing the same thing : ITERATES

1-down – Creative types who may become rigid,leading to grouse : SETTERS

2-down – For changing pace endlessly,how like Brendan? Very playful : FROLICSOME

3-down – Pros must cover this part of speech for 15 16,for instance : NOUN

4-down – Serves what solver wants : ANSWERS

5-down – Passionately prepares to seek answer,going down : TAKESAKNEE

6-down – Finishes off plum Araucaria crossword puzzle as constructed : MADE

7-down – Reminder from this compiler with short guide : MEMENTO

13-down – Beginnings of brutal misdirection,a trap I’ve contrived for sucker : VAMPIREBAT

14-down – Put together halves of fair clue,yet had awfully regretful expression : IRUETHEDAY

17-down – They provide solutions learner in second parts of test needed : SOLVERS

18-down – Journey I can take – after solving hard puzzle really quickly? : EGOTRIP

19-down – With clue,err badly – like Torquemada,but more so : CRUELER

22-down – Clue for King Edward? Clue fair,but oddly characterless : LEAR

24-down – Article which includes this old-fashioned part of crossword : CLEW

8-across – You and I answer right one kind of clue,overcome by persistence : WEARDOWN

9-across – Great compiler’s brief self-introduction was astounding : AMAZED

10-across – Anagram isn’t well assimilated? Not fully as yet : STILLNEW

11-across – What’s prior to this contribution from Ximenes : ELEVEN

12-across – Scrub verticals I wrecked – they’re in column on left : CRUCIVERBALISTS

15-across – 12,separately,then together,as expression of our relationship : YOUME

16-across – See 15 : ANDUS

20-across – Explanations for other things posted,not revealing parts of solutions : COVERINGLETTERS

21-across – Develop modern car with interior from one who works on things like this : EVOLVE

23-across – Ready to enter,like clues you like,including extremes of theme : TICKETED

25-across – Obscure stuff that’s partly unfamiliar can annoy : ARCANA

26-across – A setter I trashed keeps doing the same thing : ITERATES

1-down – Creative types who may become rigid,leading to grouse : SETTERS

2-down – For changing pace endlessly,how like Brendan? Very playful : FROLICSOME

3-down – Pros must cover this part of speech for 15 16,for instance : NOUN

4-down – Serves what solver wants : ANSWERS

5-down – Passionately prepares to seek answer,going down : TAKESAKNEE

6-down – Finishes off plum Araucaria crossword puzzle as constructed : MADE

7-down – Reminder from this compiler with short guide : MEMENTO

13-down – Beginnings of brutal misdirection,a trap I’ve contrived for sucker : VAMPIREBAT

14-down – Put together halves of fair clue,yet had awfully regretful expression : IRUETHEDAY

17-down – They provide solutions learner in second parts of test needed : SOLVERS

18-down – Journey I can take – after solving hard puzzle really quickly? : EGOTRIP

19-down – With clue,err badly – like Torquemada,but more so : CRUELER

22-down – Clue for King Edward? Clue fair,but oddly characterless : LEAR

24-down – Article which includes this old-fashioned part of crossword : CLEW

1-across – Park sown from this? : SANDOWN

5-across – Isn’t about English,of course : AINTREE

10-across – Found in caddy or kitchen bowl : YORK

11-across – Show up long moving vehicle : SNOWPLOUGH

12-across – Web reveals tense affair : TISSUE

13-across – Similar cultured pearl everyone collected : PARALLEL

14-across – Decoration 28 lost – hard cheese! : LEICESTER

16-across – Salts – keep some supplies : EPSOM

17-across – An English neighbour’s tie : ASCOT

19-across – City team huddle together around first toilet : NEWCASTLE

23-across – Speedy festival,gash maybe : GOODWOOD

24-across – A race with one French condition : ATTUNE

26-across – Picture technique of former PM not dealing with American Jobs : CAMERAWORK

27-across – Fish,once head is removed,is best : ROUT

28-across – Former president shows way to shout about : CHESTER

29-across – This makes Ruby appear in market town : NEWBURY

2-down – Puzzle over,is working overtime entertaining? : AGONISE

3-down – Ones that block terminal keyboard shift keys : DYKES

4-down – Scrubbers’ rings : WASHERS

6-down – Rogues’ gallery,content to contribute : IMPART

7-down – Authors plot roles to be developed : TROLLOPES

8-down – Artist and composer cutting a green : ELGRECO

9-down – Police omitted alteration,a waste of space! : COMPLETEIDIOT

15-down – Fine,but lacking a server? : CLOUDLESS

18-down – Put up with dashing moustache,but not posh face of emperor : STOMACH

20-down – Laugh,eating end of ginger snap : CRACKLE

21-down – A gun destroyed by soldiers after conclusive metal fatigue : LANGUOR

22-down – Spooner’s refusal of engagement present : DONATE

25-down – Pulse in borscht served up,self-catering failed : THROB