First correct solution received by the end of November wins the usual prize.
ACROSS
1 You Welsh on Sunday: into S&M and cleavage! (6)
5 Bloodsuckers’ marks (5)
9 Worth a touching infringement? (4,5)
10 Study renal failure (5)
11 Verbose, disturbed, right looker (8)
12 My pug’s had an accident and is in plaster (6)
13 Long boa, twist it 9 down (7)
15 A brief tramp will fix a boot (7)
16 Reportedly amusing drink (3)
17 Not right, terribly wrong, 7,24’s free home? (7)
19 Confused Tory lay-persons in power (7)
21 America lost a skirmish, the 18 waged war here and Russia won it (6)
22 Open fire after hearing a line at the hairdressers? (8)
25 A 9 down lost last two to 24 near 13 (5)
26 Shy loner, silly nit Trevor’s back (9)
27 Pulls sledges and croaks (5)
28 A secret I reveal holds…give up? (6)
DOWN
2 So, uncle might get help (7)
3 Milan 9 down shortly meet Bury (5)
4 For hire: lux car. Yearn badly (9)
5 Settlement won’t settle, wants to be a 24? (4)
6 Awful lay-by (no WC), a 9 down (6,3)
7,24 NYC, Sais and Tawe flow, a 9 down (7,4)
8 This isn’t working (12)
9 Wearing a 30.48cm suit, dance with wolves? (8,4)
14 They dig culture without sounding superior (9)
15 From now on there are f,faults (9)
18 Ridiculous shit – rib these people (7)
20 At 51, a panacea is called for in Chartreuse (7)
23 Critical reaction? Take time to improve (5)
24 See 7
Done! Mine’s the usual spritzer 🙂
SOLUTION
ACROSS
1 Schism
5 Ticks
9 Foul Throw
10 Learn
11 Observer
12 Gypsum
13 Bologna
15 Hobnail
16 Rye
17 Liberty
19 Royalty
21 Crimea
22 Barbeque
25 Udine
26 Introvert
27 Husky
28 Retire
DOWN
2 Counsel
3 Inter
4 Mercenary
5 Town
6 Colwyn Bay
7 Swansea
8 Unemployment
9 Football Club
14 Gardeners
15 Hereafter
18 British
20 Liqueur
23 Boost
24 City
Lucy won! That’s a white wine I owe her.