1: Believer taking blame for counselor (9)

6: Opera performed at Ascot (5)

9: Bug found in examination and in a full going-over (10,3)

10: A cold fish embraces that woman's mortal weaknesses (8,5)

13: Anger that is constraining response (3)

14: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)

17: Inspects old radical for a moment (5, 6)

21: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)

22: Runner or dramatist in play (13)

24: Deliver a sweetener to mix with your date? (5,4,4)

27: Appreciation without hot water containers (5)

28: Perhaps men sit and eat in a cafe (9)

1: Shows anger wanes after time (9)

2: Meatier concoction from, say, Dubai (7)

3: Perform part of play (3)

4: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)

5: Trips around Central Europe for arms parts (6)

6: Discipline the heartless and agonize endlessly (5)

7: Reduces strain from years of tension (7)

8: Is next to a total bust (5)

11: Clip securing a bow at the front of sister's dress (5)

12: God! Get real! There's no point getting upset (3)

15: Centre of diamond is shrouded in fog (5)

16: Smallest-diameter bolt installed in tree house (9)

18: Swimming-pool man to take off? (7)

19: English scenes reproduced for 'Nature' (7)

20: Crew member is one in operating room (3)

21: Overseer required because of handle turning (7)

22: Tie torn coats (7)

23: Caught carrying oregano's essence in inhalers (5)

25: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)

26: Toothpaste brand at Target? (3)