Cryptic crossword 03/06/2011

Today's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Saints embracepain using bags of scent (7)

5 Beast of burden doing overtime in legendary wonderland (7)

9 Understand about boxer'senergy (7)

10 Onrush of vitalityprovided by protein (7)

11 Club that used to be kept under the bed? (9)

12 Slump gives way toglittering prizes (5)

13 Is this court venue near Lord's? (5)

15 Originally emerald, inner leg turns a muddier shade (4,5)

16 Beg for something to hold potwith (9)

18 Has gym changed figure? (5)

21 Carrier used by the Spanish for roll (5)

22 Vegetable that allegedly affected jam (9)

24 Being confident about falsehood (7)

26 Thepresent time and place is missing (7)

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27 To return to court, bearing east, at the beginning of time (4,3)

28 Takes the king's shilling, lest sin ruin (7)

DOWN

1 Rareand unusual garnets (7)

2 Cool heartless wrath resulting in tactless remark (7)

3 Get rid of one victorious entrant (5)

4 Will it put you tosleep?As likely to keep you coolly awake when gravity falls (8,7)

5 'London's burning', for example, sung out when black cap'sdonned (7,8)

7 Garland certain to bring ease (7)

8 Finally, lost cause is a sell-out (7)

12 Serving boys in sheets (5)

14 Small manor house inherited in will (5)

16 Youth put byre in disarray (7)

17 Everyone, for example, inuprising over this girl (7)

19 Save cot, possibly, for the birds (7)

20 Cricket teams placeopponents round loch (7)

23 Initial work in sort of mine found on peninsula (5)

25 Someone assuming identity of one briefly non-aligned (3)