Cryptic crossword No 26,435

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Set by Crucible
The Guardian, Friday 5 December 2014 00.00 GMT

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Across

1 Phil's in pieces going over lines (7)
5 He beats stranger after dreadful start (7)
9 Deprived of minibus not in the same place (5)
10 Fervent disorder with Paisley, perhaps, in charge (9)
11 Journal covering leaderless lawsuit's volume of words (10)
12 Masters Genesis number (4)
14 IRA's grit seen to emerge from this event? (6,6)
18 He makes cheeky revelation in Times about English novel (3,9)
21 See 24
22 Masterpiece of gun surgery by American (6,4)
25 Steady second independent Liberal returned in contested seat (9)
26 Key to apartment No 5? (1,4)
27 Hunk goes over to relax, say, in swingers' bar (7)
28 Such rulers stop seditious faction after revolution (7)

Down

1 Arrive at party and face problem (6)
2 Girl entertains a name over in folly (6)
3 One of the originators, possibly, but no hero (10)
4 Writer's filling issue for singer and playwright (5)
5 Shore grass for sand hopper (6,3)
6 One needing exercise wants female (4)
7 Bloke's endlessly reckless language (8)
8 Soldiers rush to load batteries again (8)
13 They check cards and figures on green flags (3,7)
15 Hesitant but alert, relegating leading pair (9)
16 Mark to remain a long time confined in flats, typically (5,3)
17 Rum compound made out of rare fluid (8)
19 Spacecraft left in a swimming pool (6)
20 The way things are, wine's flooding Italy (2,2,2)
23 Lots light up, beginning to drink (2,3)
24,21 Party's feeling agitated about answer (4,4)

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