1 A verse line of 6 metrical feet (9)
6 What a bee does (5)
9 Eighty-three in Roman numerals (7)
10 Pretentious talk (7)
11 Round linens placed under bowls (7)
12 Incapable (7)
13 Trademark or signature (9)
15 Genus of salmon (5)
16 Whittled (5)
19 Digress (9)
22 Enclose in an arbor (7)
23 A ray fish (7)
25 Varnish (7)
26 Lying in wait (7)
27 A wood nymph (5)
28 School terms (9)
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1 Hollowed out (5)
2 Thirty-eight in Roman numerals (7)
3 Posting of letters (7)
4 Threesomes (5)
5 Altered a photograph (9)
6 Slave traders (7)
7 Inner spirit (7)
8 Estimate (9)
13 Influenced (9)
14 Concepts (9)
17 Difficult to chew (7)
18 Lagged behind (7)
20 Hinders (7)
21 Inane (7)
23 Where they burnt witches (5)
24 Not lows (5)