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

[Russellbew]

Across
1 Marvellous endlessly plush cloth material (6)FABRIC
5 Hurt ego it's something that goes up in smoke (6)
10 Book a meeting behind old complex (9)
11 Muse over a topic in part (5)ERATO
12 Cheapskate having a change of heart makes one speechless (5) MIMER
13 Delay affected power (3,2,4)
14 Bit by stick form of larva (7)TADPOLE
16 Months/years before tan changes colour (7)
18 One among listeners is a murder suspect (7)
20 I must be in a largely broadminded country (7)
21 One helps in lifting say basic carpenter's tool (4,5)
23 Biblical character's lament about ego (5)
25 Beast is right at home inside house (5) RHINO
26 City built near Aruba (5,4)
27 Unwanted effect of snapping in an overnight journey (6) REDEYE
28 Neglect studies wasting time foolishly (6) DISUSE

Down
2 A service counter for tea (5)
3 Source of errors I've rectified (9)RESERVOIR
4 Harm brought by cold wave (7)
5 Man's cut out for a holy place (7)
6 Poem about a Greek theatre (5) ODEON
7 Worn out incinerator, it collapsed under pressure (2,1,6) IN A CORNER
8 Lie under oath, nearly the thing against for every panel of judges (6,7) COMMIT PERJURY
9 Merchandise in a mart arranged by a helper (4,9) GOOD SAMARITAN
15 Awful working without a command (9)
17 Be mad and embargo/ban a nasty piece (2,7)
19 Standard of Foreign Ministry's all right (7)
20 Was untruthful about an honest man being a bum (3-4)
22 Ordinary writing from professionals reportedly (5)
24 Cooker say, so often has vegetables (5)