THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

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Across
8 Nothing like a round number (4) ZERO
9 Very different like N…….S (5,5) POLES APART
10 Crazier Oscar was right (6)
11 Trickster gave out money and expressed sympathy (8) CONDOLED
12 Lennon’s wife has some meat in a Japanese city (8) YOKOHAMA
14 Marilyn is no more?! That’s horrible (6) MONROE
16 Scottish island replaced King with model with eye problem (4)
17 Criminals sought no egg to be broken (5)
18 Replicate policy amendment after insurer was replaced by first curator (4)
19 Beverage found in bar racks (6)
21 Bend knee over head to show zest (8)
23 Summon soldiers for processions (8)
26 Shows directions to railway switches (6)
27 Cut lathis into eating implements (10)
28 Cupid returned rose (4)

Down
1 Erotic help fashioned a flyer (10) HELICOPTER
2,13 Gosh! Sir Drake might like to do this (4,4,1,4) LORD LOVE A DUCK
3 Paintings in a health facility in Greek city-state (6) SPARTA
4 Dumb locals hid a group of like minded voters (4) BLOC
5 Miss tuna thrown around by destructive waves (8)
6 Residential part of an American city or Meerut, for example (6)
7 No money need be paid for releasing extra entitlement, for starters (4)
13 See 2
15 Work location resistance (10)
17 Record instructions to a pickpocket (4,4)
18 Criminal was asked to pay a penalty and imprisoned (8)
20 Beer pop mixed in Syrian city (6)
22 Unveil an exhibition in this quadrant (6)
24 A revolutionary can be a pain (4)
25 Yes, Spanish conservative King is ill (4)