Across
| 1 | CA(YEN)NE |
| 5 | CA(DAVE)R |
| 9 | MO(R)ON |
| 10 | TOLERANCE (TREACLE ON anag) |
| 11 | LIBRA + RIAN (NAIR rev) |
| 12 | CELL + I |
| 13 | T(H)READS |
| 15 | L(EIP + Z)IG (rev) |
| 17 | BASEMENt |
| 19 | FI(N)ANCE |
| 21 | BI(R)DS |
| 23 | ASS + IS + TAN + T |
| 25 | SA(C + RILE)GE |
| 26 | ADDER (2 defs) |
| 27 | T(ORR)ENT |
| 28 | YODELED (EDDY & LEO anag) |
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Down
| 1 | CAMEL + OT (TO rev) |
| 2 | YARD + BIR + D,S (rev) |
| 3 | NINJA (hidden) |
| 4 | ENTAILS (SALTINE anag) |
| 5 | COLONEL ("KERNEL" hom) |
| 6 | DI(RE)CTION |
| 7 | VENAL (NAVEL anag) |
| 8 | R(mEEK)ING |
| 14 | A + R(MIS + T)ICE |
| 16 | ZINFANDEL (FINN LAZED anag) |
| 17 | BA(BY + SI)T |
| 18 | NE(ARE)ST |
| 19 | FI(SH)ERY |
| 20 | cENTERED |
| 22 | R(ACE)R |
| 24 | STAN + D |
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