No 9601, Monday 03 Aug 09, M. Manna

ACROSS
1 - Ditch a worker, getting acrimonious (9) - {TRENCH}{ANT}
6 - Hard back (5) - STERN [DD]
9 - Doctor to deal with black eye (5) - {MO}{USE}
10 - Herald is to bring her a replacement (9) - HARBINGER*
11 - Illness one appears to recover from? (5,5) - SHAKE FEVER [CD]
12 - One still is first to make a snowman (4) - {YET}{I}
14 - Ted has rider to go around for her (7) - D{E}IR{D}RE*
15 - Former effective Japanese military governors (7) - SHOGUNS [E]
17 - Can ape possibly name a plant to cure all things? (7) - PANACEA*
19 - Brings down to earth, gold in horse carriages (7) - LAND{AU}S
20 - Stranger at church to engrave design on glass (4) - {ET}{CH}
22 - The bad habit of keeping things to yourself? (6,4) - SECRET SIDE [E]
25 - It won’t be long before one of them gets a job (9) - SHORTLIST [E]
26 - Satirical method of conveyance (5) - IRONY [E]
27 - Benefactor presenting a fellow with gold (5) - {DON}{OR}
28 - Brewed ales again provide relief from pain (9) - ANALGESIA*
DOWN
1 - Teams transform one to lose wildness and shyness (5) - TAMES*
2 - Cautioned about scholarship (9) - EDUCATION*
3 - Sherlock Holmes was a smart Alec! (6,4) - CLEVER DICK [CD]
4 - Succeed in getting a Greek cross the day before (7) - {A}{CHI}{EVE}
5 - Jack gets to objects to be aimed at (7) - {TAR}{GETS}
6 - Brisk drive — second to the flag (4) - {S}{PIN}
7 - Two strokes less than par at golf (5) - EAGLE [E]
8 - This boy loved the pools (9) - NARCISSUS [CD]
13 - Opposed to everything being free (3,7) - FOR NOTHING [DD]
14 - Urge to go into action, though dispirited (9) - DE{PRESS}ED
16 - Sum a union distributed as agreed (9) - UNANIMOUS*
18 - Early morning Erica goes to Uncle Sam (7) - {AM}{ERICA}
19 - Al gets an otter for her (7) - LORETTA*
21 - Symbol of sovereignty King Charles had to acknowledge (5) - {C}R{OWN} R from ?
23 - Young team corrected the literal sense of words (5) - ET{Y}MA*
24 - Eminent person excited about arts (4) - STAR*