Puzzles and Solutions May 2018

Across

• 1/4 Dowry dealing unexpectedly produced cause for celebration (5,7)
• 8 He made a huge contribution to 9 revolving clinic cupboards' contents (7)
• 9 Madame Butterfly maybe managed without Edward (5)
• 11 Serve on a jury that's oddly shifty (3)
• 13 With respect to northern cathedral city, some banks went ahead without any fuss or bother (8)
• 17 The eminent, nay, incredible timing for 16 & 21's 1A 4A (10,3)
• 18 Searches male cabins outside of November (8)
• 20 A quiet tree (3)
• 23 Mother of 21 naiad characters (5)
• 26 Rolls has gold on it for the 1A 4A venue (7)
• 27 Calling for 16 to react differently on second Sunday (7)
• 28 Devotion comes from compassion without the first little bit of envy (5)

Down

• 1 Prose rewritten in lines (5)
• 2 Unusually chatty after time ran out for Britannia, perhaps (5)
• 3 Put back switch (4)
• 4 You & I have bash like 16's 4A in tone, maybe? (5)
• 5 Couple make united entry (3)
• 6 Diamonds are lovely, but not new (3)
• 7 Seriously missing the Spanish sauce! (5)
• 10 Essential to slip on choir cloak (6)
• 12 Island is bringing in zealous administrative leaders (5)
• 13 Glow witnessed around hospital (5)
• 14 Ooo! 17 will see them being exchanged (5)
• 15 Increases resulting from another lapse (5)
• 16 21's intended me to hang around (6)
• 18 TV & newspapers maybe blame diary extract (5)
• 19 Directions leading to settlements (5)
• 20 16 & 21 will soon go down this as beer is found inside (5)
• 21 Pester the bachelor prince... but not for much longer! (5)
• 22 Swings around to get a photo (4)
• 24 An exercise that's suitable (3)
• 25 Either uttered admiration (3)