| 1 | | Nation turning round gun-twirling
female's form of defence (4,2) |
| 5 | | Celebrity Pat wants half of my
twinkly gemstone (4,4) |
| 9 | | Prepare to switch decorator (7) |
| 10 | | One who's successfully checked heart (6) |
| 11 | | Shorts used by defenders (6) |
| 12 | | Niggle about tin tool (7) |
| 13 | | Gift put one out after a while (9) |
| 15 | | Dine out and sort of cross finger (5) |
| 17 | | Bluff piece having change of heart (5) |
| 19 | | Milk a deer, surreally, in the
manner of Alice's adventures? (9) |
| 22 | | Organise a street fugitive? (7) |
| 23 | | Tight-fitting garment causes
sweat? Take a risk! (6) |
| 25 | | Dunce hard to make out – humour (6) |
| 26 | | Spirit 's equal with IT management (7) |
| 27 | | Yale involved in hoax dog breed (8) |
| 28 | | Nevertheless, it's Stevenson's at
heart (4,2) |
