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ACROSS
1 Mafia sent criminal to kill associate? That's obvious (8) MANIFEST {MAFIa+SENT}*
5 Dolt is awfully dull (6) STOLID*
11 Fine coat over sheer shirt in German city (9) FRANKFURT {F}{RANK}{FUR}{T}
12 Left as husband is vile and adulterous (9) FAITHLESS {LEFT+AS+H+IS}*
13 Fermented rye in Kenyan town (5) NYERI*
15 Rob English prince in bar (7) DEPRIVE {D{E}{PR}IVE}
18 Bid to acquire a small, stylish medieval helmet (7) BASINET {B{A}{S}{IN}ET}
22 Sacks filled with oriental gowns (5) ROBES {ROB{E}S}
24 Having hardened skin? Need to get bit of ointment applied (9) CALLOUSED {CALL}{Oi...t}{USED}
25 Gets eager, cracks sequence of code hidden in software (6,3) EASTER EGG*
26 Prepare pastry on reflection to welcome queen (5) EQUIP {PIE<=} over {QU}
27 Scoring a little LSD, nut idly totters in state of undress (6) NUDITY {NUT+IDlY}*
28 Reevaluate fancy sarees with sequins at the borders (8) REASSESS {SAREES}{Se...nS}
DOWN
1 Ideas by doctor beginning to speak about recurrent seizure (6) MOTIFS {MO}{FIT<=}{Sp..k}
2 Rowdy behaviour in boisterous session, drinking at home (9) NOISINESS {NOS{IN}ESS*}
3 Poor son, tense after parent smuggles drug to make money dishonestly (7,4,4) FEATHERES ONES NEST {SON+TENSE}*<=>{F{E}ATHER}
4 Most smooth in very fine audition (7) SOFTEST {SO}{F}{TEST}
6 Instruction to cops when jails are full to be utterly ruthless (4,2,9) TAKE NO PRISONERS [C&DD]
9 Resulted in scoundrel taking advantage (6) CAUSED {CA{USE}D}
16 Rogue devised ruse to swindle (9) IMPOSTURE {IMP}{TO+RUSE}*
19 Slip in grove, cutting front of hand (6) TICKET ThICKET
20 Criminal conceals trunk close to lake in German city (7) COLOGNE {CO{LOG}N}{lakE}
21 Shot a despot eliminating old masters (6) ADEPTS {A+DESPoT}*
Reference List
Associate = A, Area = A, Island = I, Fine = F, Shirt = T, Husband = H, English = E, Prince = PR, Small = S, Stylish = IN, Ordinary = O, Oriental = E, Queen = QU, At home = IN, Drug = E, Time = T, Ecstasy = E, Old = O, Diamonds = D, Lady = L