| Across | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CORE | |
| Heart procedure that’s tedious not supported by hospital (4) | CHORE minus H | |
| 3 | PLANE CRASH | |
| Develop organised search with terrific grounding, say (5,5) | PLAN + anagram of SEARCH | |
| 9 | DISLOCATION | |
| Stoic lad worked with one on joint problem (11) | Anagram of STOIC LAD + I + ON | |
| 11 | LOW | |
| Issue of stock is worthless (3) | Double Definition | |
| 12 | DOOMED | |
| Formal gathering backed protest destined to fail (6) | DO + (DEMO reversed) | |
| 13 | PACIFIST | |
| Crown recalled one Duke opposed to war (8) | CAP reversed + I + FIST | |
| 14 | STATISTIC | |
| Numerical fact is connected to time divided into constant (9) | (IS + T) inside STATIC | |
| 16 | EAGLE | |
| Hound dog decapitated bird of prey (5) | B(EAGLE) | |
| 17 | REACH | |
| Power is stripped from distracted cashier (5) | Anagram of CASHIER minus IS | |
| 19 | LAS PALMAS | |
| Canary Islands port and resort invested in new mall, for instance (3,6) | SPA inside anagram of MALL + AS | |
| 21 | MISUSAGE | |
| Unfair treatment is held against us in view of old sorcerer (8) | (IS + US) inside MAGE | |
| 22 | CIRCUS | |
| Entertaining show about underdeveloped country? (6) | (CIRC)A + US | |
| 25 | HEN | |
| The nag must not be labelled a female? (3) | THE NAG without the external TAG | |
| 26 | ABANDONMENT | |
| Troops trapped in a block don’t surrender (11) | MEN inside (A + BAN + DONT) | |
| 27 | WALT DISNEY | |
| Animated film producer isn’t led astray in style (4,6) | Anagram of ISNT LED inside WAY | |
| 28 | LESS | |
| Reduced quantity of sales surely should be cheaper (4) | saLES Surely | |
| Down | Answers and Clues | Explanations |
| 1 | CEDED | |
| Copyright and amended deed should be handed over (5) | C + anagram of DEED | |
| 2 | ROSEOLA | |
| Symptom of disease sprang up on molar’s filling (7) | ROSE + M(OLA)R | |
| 4 | LOAF | |
| Hang around Vienna, say (4) | Double Definition | |
| 5 | NUISANCES | |
| Shades worn by island people causing trouble (9) | NUANCES outside IS | |
| 6 | CONSIDERATION | |
| Trick team helping with analysis (13) | CON + SIDE + RATION | |
| 7 | ALLYING | |
| Nearly all not telling the truth could be banding together (7) | (AL)L + LYING | |
| 8 | HOWITZERS | |
| To what extent almost nothing inside it is military hardware (9) | HOW + [(ZER)O inside ITS] | |
| 10 | ONE-NIGHT STAND | |
| Single performance about ending that’s badly written (3-5,5) | ON + anagram of ENDING THATS | |
| 14 | SCRIMSHAW | |
| Sailor’s craft spotted transporting offenders with heroin (9) | SAW outside (CRIMS + H) | |
| 15 | TELEGRAMS | |
| Cables set up supporting member with hammer (9) | SET reversed outside (LEG + RAM) | |
| 18 | ARSENAL | |
| Nitrogen absorbed by a laser damaged weapons factory (7) | N inside anagram of A LASER | |
| 20 | MACHETE | |
| Spiked club split by the forged knife (7) | MACE outside anagram of THE | |
| 23 | SITES | |
| Regular is climbing places (5) | (SET IS) reversed | |
| 24 | EDGE | |
| Outline elements of unfounded generalisation (4) | unfoundED GEneralisation |
I’ve been away for a few days, so my comments are a bit late this time. And #203 took me a lot longer than the single hour that I needed for #202.
11a: I loved the first definition
13a: “Duke” packed a punch
2d: a new word for me
6d: simple and elegant wordplay.
The best thing is that I don’t have to wait for #204.