Quick crossword answers:
Across: 1. Crebers: 5. Cleaver: 9. Inception: 10. Tacit: 11. Banns: 12. Narrative: 13. Retrace: 15. Distant: 17. Washtub: 19. Digress: 21. St Andrew's: 23. Tempt: 25. Items: 26. Dyspepsia: 27. Get down: 28. Sidecar.
Down: 1. Climber: 2. Ex-con: 3. En-passant: 4. Science: 5. Centred: 6. Extra: 7. Vaccinate: 8. Retreat: 14. Testament: 16. Sight-read: 17. Wasting: 18. Blend in: 19. Desists: 20. Set fair: 22. Disco: 24. Music