EXPLANATIONS
Across: 1 anag. of 'b(i)g harem' 5 Ca + bare + t 9 taxi =car + rank = tier 10 c ulture v ulture
11 anag. of 'altar base' 12 cryptic def. 13 g inside lode 15 stingy = tending to sting
17 buck + teeth (dentures) 19 newspaPER ILlustrations 22 sounds like 'for rum'
23 UK + rain + Ian 25 luck + now 26 jas + mine
27 b(ill) + anag.of 'edited' 28 sounds like 'dread' after 'Hun'.

Down: 1 anag of 'claim he' 2 double def. 3 a inside rita 4 'Table of Birds' = list of fliers
5 lover - cover 6 cryptic def. 7 double def. 8 anag of 'threat' + e(urope)
14 'm' in anag 'anisette' 16 ma + ha (ha) + jar reversed + ah
17 BA + f-fled 18 cor! + anag. of 'b(a)con' 20 double def.
21 N(itrogen) in anag. of 'diesel' 23 shotgUN WE Displayed 24 BSE inside in.