Cryptic Crossword 036
by Anax

Across

1Pressure associated with amateur sport (4)
3Persuasive case for soldiers worthy of praise (10)
10See old price reduced by mistake (9)
11A couple of strokes under its beak can easily rip flesh (5)
12Rock group's pain when broadcasting updated work (6)
13Agent, in developing musical number, given backing (8)
15Financially ruined by housing English students at university (5,2)
16Beginning and end of mountain climb (7)
18Almost accept comic quest to find shrubbery (7)
19/5Where police will turn up, given increase in volume (7,10)
21See 17 Down
23Rock rabbit relative (6)
25Blue as, say, a river (5)
26Killed, mostly to shield the untouchable (9)
27Go too far when following eclipse (10)
28Dairy product, in a manner of speaking (4)

Down

1The country's finished reflecting upon problem of local food (3,4)
2Slab seems to be broken in pieces (9)
4Unusual contribution to offer a researcher (4)
5See 19 Across
6Super snooper's trouble infiltrating corrupt attachés (3,4,7)
7Piece of luggage is returned that's mine! (4,1)
8Heading off for the most arduous climb? (7)
9Might such bad practice contain howlers? (6,8)
14Philomath suffering with a severe eye problem (10)
17/21Given order as the bird flu shows up in Scotland (9,8)
18Cattle expert reporting a moo (7)
20Work's irregular and always welcome (4,3)
22Where river begins, say - mouth (5)
24Look after very big port (4)

Solution

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