1. A numerical fact (9)
6. Armada (5)
9. Hick (7)
10. Temporary (7)
11. Stress (7)
12. Hell (7)
13. Absence of the sense of pain (9)
15. Female demon (5)
16. Hindu social division (5)
19. Right away (9)
22. French for "New" (7)
23. The outermost layer (7)
25. Japanese art of flower arrangement (7)
26. Oval (7)
27. Bridget Fonda, to Jane (5)
28. Efficacious (9)
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1. Wooden shoe (5)
2. A pungent gas of nitrogen and hydrogen (7)
3. A vague understanding (7)
4. Part of a joint (5)
5. Crooks (9)
6. Ominously prophetic (7)
7. Tympanum (7)
8. Not permanent (9)
13. A movement upward (9)
14. Specify (9)
17. What you do to a toothpaste tube (7)
18. Raise (7)
20. A glassy thermoplastic (7)
21. Gallivant (7)
23. Mantelpiece (5)
24. Bring to bear (5)