ACROSS
1. Got leg twisted in switch (6)
4. Ordered fellow to be old-fashioned (8)
10. Jungle king takes in act at production of rich substance (9)
11. Salty decoding of binary minus alpha (5)
12. Movements in various directions see minor nation bow out (8,6)
14. Looked desirously at contents of grog ledgers (5)
16. Unmoved by deadlock about delivery system (9)
18. Actor gets back-rub by German for food treat (9)
20. In general, Galahad acts like pond scum (5)
21. Strange tryst to deceive often written by Christie (9,5)
25. Headless monk follows blind leader into prickly shrub (5)
26. Estate lies without even one tree in front and can get very hot (3,6)
27. Used for whipping point by governor-general with unfinished drink (8)
28. Hang and die (3,3)
DOWN
1. Number of deaths nil in both small roadside kiosks (4,6)
2. Every second in Greece passable, looking back, for warmth lover (5)
3. Accomplished by mad king and bushranger (7)
5. Following article, number halved yearly (5)
6. Controversies when young lady making first appearance nibbled sardine head (7)
7. Adapting as needed, follow closely then ring, ring (9)
8. A period of bewilderment to the audience (4)
9. Repair a metal gasket head by obsessively attaching (8)
13. Need my plot to generate distribution (10)
15. Awkward rumble in grand production (9)
17. South American hiding up ravine (8)
19. Discover a hunter wandering (7)
20. Severe English author cut short regarding …(7)
22. … bears, totally! (5)
23. In the open, hairstyle will be better (5)
24. Bench not model, but competent (4)
Jane Fitzpatrick is Vice-President of Editors Victoria, a member of Editors Victoria Professional Development subcommittee and a keen amateur cruciverbalist. Any feedback on this crossword is warmly welcomed at edvic.vicepres@iped-editors.org.
ANSWERS
ACROSS
1 toggle | 4 mandated | 10 lactation | 11 briny | 12 Brownian motion | 14 ogled | 16 impassive | 18 hamburger | 20 algal | 21 detective story | 25 briar | 26 tea kettle | 27 eggwhisk | 28 peg out.
DOWN
1 toll booths | 2 gecko | 3 learned | 5 annum | 6 debates | 7 tailoring | 8 days | 9 fixating | 13 deployment | 15 lumbering | 17 Peruvian | 19 unearth | 20 austere | 22 totes | 23 outdo | 24 able.