Cryptic #47 - by Symptomatic

Across 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Nonet butchered 9
nearly all of one
dean (6) 10 11

4 Types of 10 made
from bark last
better with sodium 12 13
tip (8)
10 Gnomes set askew
seven dwarves' 14 15 16 17
findings? (9)
18
11 One note to signal
comrade (5) 19 20

12 No time for 21
makeup on George
- he's a dead man 22 23 24
walking (5)
13 Sweeten the pot
with the peanut 25 26
blend? (2,3,4)
14 I believe a drug
leads to problems 27 28
with skin (8)
16 Dead Manx friend
found in marsh (6)
28 Records six New 8 Cigarette with 4 - current) given to
19 Mass acceptance York students (6) it's all a front one type of judge,
heard around (5,3,7) perhaps (5)
Christmas time (6)
Down 9 Peacekeepers'
20 The usual way guys oldest - Van Pelt -
half-turn making 1 Maybe argent
gains kilo, maybe
entrance - a good ensigns with a
thirteen? (7)
expression of a jewel in the middle,
body's motion? (8) costing top salary! 15 I heard sick bird,
(10,5) Lily, evacuated
22 Demoted, made against police
leaderless, given 2 Named in the
instruction (9)
the shank (9) squad, belted
maiden ton (9) 17 Last-minute
24 Walk around with recovery by one
recipe to find a 3 Restless dancer
side (9)
certain selection of losing heart and
herbs (5) energy (5) 18 Drive around
Penny on Saturday
25 Kind of orange 5 Badly stores badges
to get makeup (7)
reportedly found on (6)
boats (5) 21 Eden, initially
6 Swear about animal
under the "Oxford
26 Left clumsy fool getting inside - one
pressure", gets back
holding one needs to pay to see
top grade (6)
briefcase (9) a better result from
it (9) 23 Organ of resident?
27 Look over request (5)
for vandal's tool 7 Ignore leader; hurt
(5,3) ally (5) 24 Cryptically-written
factum (but