By Mark Taylor
For IPEd members who are also members of the Canberra Society of Editors, please note that this crossword will also be published in the October edition of ACT-ive Voice.
Across
1 Lit up, mad about Australian sports star (7)
5 Eastern singer included in my mission (7)
9 Well he’s a leviathan, entirely original! (5)
10 Favours returned, for example, at the rear of the theatre (9)
11 F-1 removed entrants for maverick one that didn’t compete (10)
12 Over five hundred lira put in for antique (3)
14 Poe and I, neuro-diverse, in early language group (4-8)
18 Dog found in northern city, without tail, by determined follower (5,7)
21 Kind of Blue included in Miles, Kylie recording (3)
22 Legislative 26s joined in equality by binding, but lacking gravity (10)
25 Working ladies Charles, say, is observing (9)
26 Trading establishment for bingo? (5)
27 Solar system, neighbour is first to install one new after-market (7)
28 Rapid stream, or hire after first time (7)
Down
1 Wine drunk in old sports car, purring like a kitten (6)
2 Teaches painting etc back at home before semester begins (6)
3 Second in command isn’t right, outspoken when last two and first two are on time (10)
4 Woman indicates cautionary signal (5)
5 Old bank order by king found in British Treasury (9)
6 Onboard omnibus Yolanda got engaged (4)
7 Operas we mangle, HMS Pinafore for example? (3,5)
8 Finally, at last, lazy one turned up – no good giving up! (8)
13 Meet ancestor, converting fellow for good (10)
15 Eat in? Poor assortment for something to be carried out (9)
16 Outrage after drug’s found in winter freezer (3,5)
17 Chilled cola (oddly) and half of beer used after band’s first rider (8)
19 Iron measure used to give six of the best (6)
20 Australian impressionist, without respect to the way (6)
23 Feather weight gets spiritual illumination (5)
24 Trickster is restrained, we hear (4)