Cryptic crossword completed

I finally managed to complete the cryptic crossword in the Saturday Age. I’ve jotted down the solution and my deconstruction of each of the clues; partly to celebrate, but mostly to act as a reference for future attempts at these crosswords.

Cryptic crossword number 21,020 (DS), The Age, August 27, 2016.

W1

E

A2

T

H3

E

R4

P

R5

O

O6

F

I7

N

G8

A

N

O

E

E

R

N

E

I9

N

T

R

A

N

S

I

T

C10

O

C

O

A

S

I

R

U

I

H

U

R

T11

E

P

I

D

M12

A

R

D

I

G

R

A

S

A

E

I

E

D

H

M13

I

S

P

R

I

N

T

A14

S

S

I15

S

I

A

T

G

A16

N

F

S17

P

O

U

T18

S

S19

N

A

P20

S

H

O

T

S

I

W21

Y

I

E

A22

L

L23

O

T

M

E

N

T

T24

H

R

O

B25

C

O

A

I

H

C

I

A

R26

O

W

A

N

R27

E

I

C

H

S

T

A

G

E

E

I

D

N

I

O

E

D28

I

R

E

C

T

O

R

G

E

N

E

R

A

L

Across

1.

Firepower to hang out with protection from the elements (15)

9.

International strain mutated on the road (2,7)

10.

Hot drink company doubled up first of advertisements (5)

11.

Not very enthusiastic about resolving dispute without us (5)

12.

Put a damper on grid as preparations are made for carnival (5,4)

13.

Broker rips into money-maker for an error of this type (8); see note

14.

Mass is increasingly diminishing Francis’ origins (6)

17.

Holds forth parts to toss up (6)

19.

Quick picture of shop, an oddity in the street (8)

22.

Share everything yours truly slotted between parts of the bible (9)

24.

Tether in the middle and steal pound (5)

26.

Horse tied up outside western tree (5)

27.

Threw out the cigars on German diet (9); see note

28.

Upfront or sweeping leader of the group (8,7)

Down

1.

Said to fritter away the midsection (5)

2.

Italian course in the face of former love (9)

3.

Collector finds it more difficult to collect nothing (7)

4.

Going on to think up content for band (8)

5.

Bow out when at last quitting strife-torn Eritrea (6)

6.

Turning rich sod into showy flowers (7)

7.

Expose oneself to obtain currency, to some extent (5)

8.

Used freight as lever in truck (9)

13.

Mother‘s devoted to those mown down (9)

15.

Beneficiary of interior renovation spreading outside the front of the house (9)

16.

Whatever is acceptable to many thin girls (8)

18.

Jumbo litter, can it double? (7)

20.

Be involved with tingle in one’s leg (5,2)

21.

Creep has emerged from shadowier movements (6); see note

23.

Stoop to take the head from bloom (5)

25.

Bakery item set under half the baps (5)

Notes

13a:

Found this quite confusing; “of this type” also suggests “print”.

27a:

Figured that the solution was an anagram of “the cigars”, but needed to search online to figure out what “German diet” referred to.

21d:

Unsure if “has emerged from” means to remove the letters “h”, “a”, and “s” from “shadowier”.