ACROSS
7 Feature hotshot in paper (5)
8 Decline a bet meant to be lost (9) ABATEMENT
10 Information given by advertisement's wrong (6)
11 Take off an undergarment – go without it (8)
12 Story about Nicolas penned (8)
13 Famous writer's article on 'ego' broadcast (6)
14 Clear out drawing books from the middle (7)
16 Most affected by endless pain in abdomen (7)
20 Correct wrong year (6)
23 Difficult, at sixteen, to make a living (8)
25 Huge mineral waste suppressed (8)
26 Move over a box (6)
27 Support engineers for nice careers (9)
28 Make love, with hesitation, in film (5)
DOWN
1 Collection of clothes with a fashionable border (8)
2 Writer I shelter with regret (8)
3 I'll help a teetotaller fill ale (7) ABETTER
4 Shirt tag removed at once (8) STRAIGHT
5 Edges away from spoilt electrical unit (6)
6 Kidnap – can't criminal keep quiet about it? (6)
9 Excellent bringing back a prize (4)
15 To state "no" is another way of expressing dislike (8)AVERSION
17 Stuff husband took back home (8)
18 Read and write down date as suggested (8)
19 Put back a revolting flavour (7)
21 Motivate learner to pursue professional training (6)
22 Flourish in a game by capturing bishop instead of rook (6)
24 Power cut in stadium causing irritation (4)