1 down. See 17.
2 down. See 26.
3 down. See 15.
4 down. Have I got it in me to be ‘nice’? 7 letters.
5 down. Chooses shady spot. 4 letters.
6 down. Once more assigns blame for space to play on six courts. 10 letters.
7 down. Honest to God, I burn within? 1 letters and 5 letters.
13 down. See 17.
15 down, 22 down, 3 down. Elbowing youth aside, setter’s a hit among 28. 3 letters, 6 letters, 4 letters and 2 letters.
17 down, 1 down, 9 down, 13 down. Where Angelou and Auden are put on the rack for collection favoured by 28? 3 letters, 8 letters, 5 letters and 10 letters.
19 down. Reserve at port grew cold. 4 letters and 4 letters.
20 down. Windy mansion that makes one go blind? 7 letters.
22 down. See 15.
23 down. The spies’ line of argument. 6 letters.
25 down. Hong Kong accepts American protection. 4 letters.
26 down, 2 down. ‘Morally flawed protagonist’ for 28 is another I messed up. 4-4 letters.