Cryptic crossword

Monday's puzzle...

ACROSS

8 Clashing with second old weapon, or small new weapon (8)

9 Trail in always, with indifference (6)

10 Would a top player be very eager to be brave? (6)

11 CIA made operation by club unrealistic (8)

12 Brief protest inside more unrest (4)

13 Tries again to get little girl to stage dry runs (10)

15 Factor in many active in battle (7)

17 Runs wild when spring is in (7)

20 Book led severe characters off to the far pavilions (10)

22 Daimler started with a service to repair (4)

24 Is a wild goose very hard to shift (8)

26 Did a boy run up on time, although unexpected? (6)

27 Cold comfort, having deserted, so took a break (6)

28 Eagle not managing to stretch out (8)

DOWN

1 Settled market turned over initial profits (6)

2 Blow the whistle on record waste (8)

3 Declare on time, to be made famous (10)

4 Associate with little energy, under 14 down (7)

5 Are facts and figures in an agenda taken first? (4)

6 Provides stage musical, with little hesitation (6)

7 Was excited by finding small stream in the middle of gardens (8)

14 Diplomatic person organised a broad mass (10)

16 Maintain for a long time that it all evens out (8)

18 Are those not mature enough on short time? (8)

19 Told to rank boy as disciplined (7)

21 To leave no trace of pick-up is hard ... (6)

23 ... and about to park pick-up, down under, on account (6)

25 In second place, decide to give way (4)