Cryptic Crossword #28,856

1

Could a clown start smashing a wild animal? What a nut! (4,2,3)

6, 26, 1 down, 23

Act in your own interest: play singles with comics at the fair (4,4,5,5)

8

Equestrian establishment finally in decline (8)

9

The college poet is superior to the church bully (6)

10

Exactly what a smoker needs: Henry to derail (6)

11

Ladies climax when they hold nylon skirts! (3.5)

12

The artist must fight endless depression (6)

15

Uncool underwear (8)

16

Admitting that drinking wine is outrageous (8)

19

Imperfect article on Jack — twisted etc (6)

21

Return with a close friend to America, showing easy good nature (8)

22

Upset barber initially oil on cloth provided (6)

24

The desert diet involved a hollowed-out coconut (6)

25

South American city, protected by an alien god (3.5)

26

See 6

27

Vision of Barney healing a painful wound (9)