THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Black and white Greek character with a run out, to scour badly (11)CHIAROSCURO
9 French friend horribly nuts in front of a main disturbance (7)TSUNAMI
10 Fish possessed at harbour (7)HADDOCK
11 A chief's in first place (5)AHEAD
12 Tear around lender's demand for what is due to him (9)REPAYMENT
13 Staff hitting one small road after another (5)STAVE
15 Doctor on First Street a scientist (9)PHYSICIST
18 Content test is treated with contempt (9) SATISFIED
21 Regal rejected a tavern choice (5) LAGER<-
22 Two cricket fielders under the microscope? (5,4)COVER SLIP
24 Farewell to publicity clip that is uppity at start (5) ADIEU
26 Make bad cutback with instrument (7) POLLUTE
27 When back, custom is to have meat product (7) SAUSAGE
28 Spread rumours, resulting in a dust-up? (4,3,4) DISH THE DIRT

Down
1 Tom is passing over SHAR's fresh purge (9)CAT HARS* IS
2 Condition to take cover without a bit of security (5)INURE
3 Forward, perhaps, on speech (9)READDRESS
4 Under disturbance, half-a-rupee laid out for foothold of a sort (7)STIRRUP
5 One from France, by chance, in vacant Pondy, is sad (7)UNHAPPY
6 In a strange manner, bod idly missed primaries (5)OD DLY
7 Great tie — wrong knit (8)TOWERING*
8 Mini-play in second gear (4)SKIT
14 Man goes after fourth part of play with genuine effort (8)ACTIVELY
16 Disagreeable disposition caused by 19? (3,6)ILL NATURE
17 Raging, old city animal cut short in circus setting (9)TURBULENT
19 Complaint? I will take Sen's exposition (7)ILLNESS
20 Be seated below silly dope's place (7)DEPOSIT
22 That's the wear for work in church (4)C{OP}E
23 Drinks in golf session (5)ROUND
25 I, artist, to question one Baghdad native (5)IRAQI

Very good!