Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Coming out of foster care, one

tells of what is to come (10)

6 Prophet before noon so

revolutionary (4)

9 Regret entering Turkey? That’s

more accurate (5)

10 Taking a liberty (9)

12 Ready with it, prepared type

of fibre (7)

13 Large Italian male is agile (5) 15 Lady having protection

finding this on pond (4,3)

16 Vessel that’s off-course? (7) 18 Fitting stabbing instrument

(7)

20 Shock, seizing engineer’s

weapon (4,3)

21 Touching way to give a

reminder (5)

23 Train me mending old clothes

(7)

25 Pass through negotiator (2,7) 26 Admit criminal now at

university (3,2)

27 To Georgia, it’s a loose outer

garment (4)

28 Imitative newspaper worker?

(4,6)

DOWN

1 Inevitable destiny of one of

three goddesses (4)

2 Echo included in two songs

making one (9)

3 One cited in divorce describes Romeo as pen pal, perhaps (13)

4 In haste, warden protects race

official (7)

5 Attempted to replant seed,

say (7)

7 Nothing in film can make you

tearful (5)

8 Ginger isn’t rearranging piece

of jewellery (6,4)

11 Retold miracle about the very

best yet (3,4,6)

14 Irresponsible sort? Bat

perhaps (3,2,5)

17 Miserly fool said to be closely

connected (5,4)

19 Soldiers in depot moved

missile (7)

20 Hotel surrounded by Scottish

river thicket (7)

22 Remove concealed listening

devices -- and insects! (5)

24 Say no to reduced incentive

(4)