Cryptic crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Hates reordering work on cafe (7)

5 Not in favour of putting info on foreign substance (7)

9 Type of water that is crystalline in form! (7)

10 Quickly put into words (7)

11 Reduction in levy due taken from misplaced extra file (3,6)

12 Prepare for feeling impact from dental work (5)

13 Kept item that was ruined (3,2)

15 Most responsible! (9)

16 Remarkably poor Cis provided inclusion of sleep-inducing agent (9)

18 Tipped over (5)

21 Notice I entered weight spontaneously (2-3)

22 Wonder about Lucie I left caught in flood (9)

24 Drunkard in terrible hole in the country (7)

26 Disease is Nell's undoing (7)

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27 Engage in violent struggle, seize something forcibly, the French article (7)

28 Wrote music that was famous, returning thanks inside (7)

DOWN

1 In accordance with Thomas at church (2,5)

2 Took permanent possession of lady on River Dee (7)

3 Mob store as reported (5)

4 How somebody towing racing-car is succeeding in act of deception (7,1,4,3)

5 Time when one is mature enough to be prudent (3,2,10)

6 Overturn point (3)

7 Bomb grandee threw (7)

8 Rising northern gradient (7)

12 During combat he'll take a dip (5)

14 Beat rebellious brother unhesitatingly (5)

16 Bird from south to roll in mud (7)

17 Garment in chapel is seldom seen (7)

19 Local speech about being laid up before receiving shock treatment (7)

20 In gear (7)

23 Dark not starting to be illuminated during the day (5)

25 Bird found bit missing from delicacy (3)