No 13616, Saturday 23 Jul 2022, Hypatia

ACROSS

8   Boy plus dog (6) BASSET {B}{ASSET} 

9   Run down to hum (3,5) BAD MOUTH {TO+HUM}* [RA]

10 Hear scuffles around a bar dance (8) HABANERA {H{A}{BAN}ERA*}

11 Relating to sound entirely cut by German car in the front (6) AUDIAL {ALl}<=>{AUDI}

12 American cans with beer in bargain offer (4,4) FIRE SALE {FIRES}{ALE}

13 Introduces relatives leaving wife to get closer to family (6) INLAYS INLA(-w+y)YS

14 What's drawn by a retiree? (7) PENSION [CD]

17 Fail to meet holy man joining with state (5,2) STAND UP {ST}{AND}{UP}

20 Cut and paste (6) CLEAVE [DD}

22 Settling a claim involving sweetheart's pottery (8) MAJOLICA {A+CLAIM}* over {JO}

25 Say copper in Doctor's breakfast dish? (3,3) EGG CUP {EG}{G{CU}P}

26 Trouble husband and wife had describing books with rules (3,5) HOT WATER {H}{OT}{W}{ATE}{R}

27 Firm restoring East Mylapore ignores Academy (8) EMPLOYER {E+MYLaPORE}*

28 Truthful accountant backing trade union's talk, essentially (6) ACTUAL {CA<=}{TU}{tALk}

DOWN

1   Relax at Iveagh inhaling drug to let one go (8) LAXATIVE [T]

2   Elon's first revolutionary space flight (6) ESCAPE {Elon}{SPACE*}

3   Greek goddess nurtured by Corcyra the Naiad (6) ATHENA [T]

4   Devoted people putting alumni behind school (7) OBLATES {OB}{LATE}{S}

5   How Hypatia initiates card game for perfectionist (8) IDEALIST {I}{DEAL 1ST}

6   Build network without British singer (3,5) BOB DYLAN {BO{B}DY}{LAN}

7   Fixed days to travel taking time on vacation (6)  STEADY {S{TimE}ADY*}

15 Hardly spoil Church's empty library (8) SCARCELY {SCAR}{CE}{Li...rY}

16 Prove, say mobile exceeds charge (8) OVERPAYS*

18 Cleans posh building needing money in America (5,3) UNCLE SAM {CLEANS+U}*{M}

19 Avoid cold taking aromatic oil with little alcohol in flask (7) AMPHORA {cAMPHOR}{Al...l}

21 Support bird returning to pod (6) LEGUME {LEG}{EMU<=}

23 Travel fatigue from Reverend's rented car (3,3) JET LAG (~let jag to jet lag)

24 Lease includes a new and old shed (4-2) LEAN-TO {LE{A}{N}T}{O}

Reference List

Boy = B, Wife = W, Sweetheart = JO, Doctor = GP, Husband = H, Books = OT(Old Testament}, Rules = R, East = E, Academy = A, Alumni = OB, School = S, Network = LAN, British = B, Church = CE, Posh = U, Money = M, Cold = C, New = N, Old = O