Across: 1 GLAMOUR = beauty; G = forces; L = trainee; AMOUR = love affair, 5 FESTIVE = seasonal; FEE = charge; ST = Peter, perhaps; IV = 4, 9 MANOEUVRE = manage; MAN = fellow; OEUVRE = body of work, 10 RAFTS = grafts minus g; RAFTS = frail vessels, 11 ISSUE = edition; ISSUE = tissue minus t, 12 NECESSARY = essential; ECESSAR = anag of see cars; NY = New York, 13 SAS = soldiers; IEST = anag of ties (wear is signal container word); SIESTAS = breaks, 15 DALLIED = flirted; ALL = everyone; DIED = out of breath (outside is positional signal word), 17 CHELSEA PENSIONER = retired soldier; CHELSEA = in London, 19 DEMI (Moore) = actress; GOD = back to pursue (dog reversed); DEMIGOD = hero, 21 VENDETTAS = fights; VEND = (to) market; ETTAS = anag of state, 23 NOTE = back at College (Eton reversed); R = end (letter) of September; NOTER = one records, 25 RELET = anag of shelter (mobile is signal word) minus sh; RELET = rent out again , 26 OVERTAKEN = outstripped; VERT = French (for) green; OAKEN = wooden (coating is positional signal word), 27 SKYLARK = bird; SKY = some Scottish island (Skye); LARK = play (about), 28 TADPOLE = jumper (frog) development from one; TAD = little; POLE = European.

Down: 1 G = golf; AM = before noon; BITS = scraps; GAMBITS = tactics, 2 AGNES = lady; AGNES = anag of seating minus it, 3 O = October 1st; MELETTES = anag of let's meet; OMELETTES = a meal, 4 RA = painter; VINES = wine-producing; RAVINES = valleys, 6 O = No; RT = right; SS = ship; SORTS = ranks, 8 ESSAYED = attempted; ESSAY = story; ED = newspaper man, 14 ETERN = anag of enter; ALLY = friend; ETERNALLY = for ever, 16 LAMINATED = coat; NATED = donated abruptly; LAMI = anag of mail, 17 COVERTS = thickets; OVERT = open; CS = first (letters of) countryside sanctuary, 19 DISSENT = accuseDISSENTenced (confinement is signal word); DISSENT = protesting, 20 DERANGE = disturb; DERANGE = anag of angered (rioting is signal word), 22 EX = used to; TRA = back art; EXTRA = not credited (in films), 24 OK = all right; TYO = take your own (often used about drink in restaurants); TOKYO = capital.