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NB: Not all phrase answers are recognized idioms.

1.  2.  3.   g 4. g g 5.  6. g 7.
  g   g   g 8.  9. g   g   g  
10.               
  g g g   g   g   g   g   g  
11.  12.   g 13.          
  g   g 14. g   g   g   g g g  
15.            16.   
g g   g   g   g   g   g   g g
17.              18.
  g g g   g   g   g   g   g  
19.  20.         g 21.    
  g   g   g   g   g 22. g g g  
23.       24.     25.   
  g   g   g 26.    g   g   g  
  g 27.    g g   g 28.      
 

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ACROSS

1. Make happy by paying top rent. (6)

5. Jerk in small vessel. (3)

8. Special section of (10-Across). (1.1.1.)

10. Bills of Buffalo or Kid, perhaps, major players in Hollywood and on the world stage. (8,7)

11. No right to crave something you could do with (21-Across)! (4)

13. Dyed in cast, moulded and distributed across the network. (10)

15,17. Sponsor's highlight of Ocean Mass : Act IV. It has arty backing in twice leading Midnight Mass. (7,8,8,7)

19. Quality developed by (21-Across) activities - in it I'm active without MC! (10)

21. Sponsor's returning star. (1.1.1.1.)

23. Lay in dull guff, in arrangement of eight hours at office for instance. (12,3)

26,17-Down. At puberty I developed honour. (3,7)

27,7-Down. Sid's helper makes clowns of us all! (3,4,3)

28. O dance, dance! Many have done it with (21-Across) help. (6)

DOWN

1. Showy reindeer? (7)

2. Unit of vengeful exchange? (3)

3. Cart hips around. (4)

4. Can half a cartoon hero ... (3)

5. ... draw Northern sooks as announcers with bells? (4,6)

6. Good shot - (mixed) spirit. (5)

7. see 27-Across

8. Can you lead on in GT, and tear into this gorgeous expedition? ((21-Across) could arrange one!) (9,4)

9. Battered Civic leads, yet to show (19-Across). (3,10)

12. I rave about international soccer star. (5)

14. Enclosed briefly in calmed exterior, as writing on boxing often is. (10)

16. One little business on a pleasure island. (5)

17. see 26-Across

18. Formally tried to arrange sad eyes. (7)

20. Suggest finer parts. (5)

22. Abel's brother confused with a South American. (4)

24. Not quite a lady, almost a man. (3)

25. Band which is sacred in Italy? (3)