No 12789, Monday 25 Nov 2019, Gridman

ACROSS
1   Very happy, cloned union fittingly (2,5,4) ON CLOUD NINE*

9   Give the right to label (7) ENTITLE [DD]
10 All jittery — how restaurant visitor leaves girl and you in France (7) NERVOUS {diNER}{VOUS}
11 In France, nothing about principal player is mature (5) RIPEN {RI{Pl...r}EN}
12 Direct premier worker (9) FIRSTHAND {FIRST}{HAND}
13 Hostile behaviour of Gadag group (5) AGGRO [T]
15 True, dater broke up sorrowfully at last recently (9) YESTERDAY {YES}{DATER*}{s...lY}
18 Be told cheat’s writhing in emotional anguish (9) HEARTACHE {HEAR}{CHEAT*}
21 Poem part of which is totally rich (5) LYRIC [T]
22 Apt corner fixed for business associate (9) COPARTNER*
24 Sir’s head is knocked off in darkness (5) NIGHT kNIGHT
26 Clive’s ill with a little enlarged sac (7) VESICLE {CLIVES*}{En...d}
27 Even old news agency has class (7) UNIFORM {UNI}{FORM}
28 As Sone rose at an inappropriate time? (3,2,6) OUT OF SEASON {AS+SONE}* [RA]

DOWN
1   Suitor and advocate lose their heads and go too far (9) OVERREACH {lOVER}{pREACH}
2   Disappointed TUC? (3,2) CUT UP {TUC}<=
3   Dismissed twice? Absolutely! (3-3-3) OUT-AND-OUT {OUT}{AND}{OUT}
4   Thoroughly cook river fish putting in a little pepper (4-3) DEEP-FRY {DEE}{Pe...r}{FRY}
5   Man at last enters faulty drains showing guts (7) INNARDS {IN{maN}ARDS*}
6   Rue bird’s dropped its head (5) EGRET rEGRET
7   More unfriendly, going over a new vessel (8) COLANDER {COL{A}{N}DER}

8   Utilised — utilised oil I rejected (4) USED UtiliSED
14 Bar — end — stop by hook or crook (8) GOALPOST {GOAL}{STOP*}
16 Climber somewhat inelegant (9) EGLANTINE*

17 Yes, lively chats by staff sailor (9) YACHTSMAN {Y}{CHATS*}{MAN}
19 Essentially seconds latest faster challenge (7) CONTEST {seCONds}{laTEst}{faSTer}
20 It provides cover for the listener (7) EARMUFF [CD]
22 Man’s incomplete insurance (4) COVE COVEr
23 Right side of directory (5) RECTO [T]
25 Disgusting group, large and primarily stupid (5) GROSS {GR}{OS}{St...d}

Reference List
Girl = DI, You in French = VOUS, Nothing in French = RIEN, New = N, Yes = Y, Group = GR, Large = OS