Across

1 Rejecting sin in limited measure leads to timely improvement (13) []

8 Single pawn broker apparently carries little weight (7) []

9 Get no rest at an ancient city on the Nile (7) []

11 Henry takes beer into Connecticut holiday home (6) []

13 Hides novels in quarter as ordered (8) []

15 Seen to possibly five hundred necessities (5) []

16 Five arrange quarter in proximity of Nile, to bring cheer (7) []

18 Item of furniture you won't find in a nudist camp? (7) []

19 Instruct the undertaker in plain terms (5) []

21 He cultivates a Shakespearean forest in Germany (8) []

23 Occupant, one camping? (6) []

25 The main overseer has this in hand (7) []

26 Snatched a momentary view (7) []

28 Kind of lettuce most relished (6-7) []

Down

2 A poet in some confusion about the queen's function (7) []

3 The object aimed at was to alter the den (3) []

4 Lightship without an engineer (4) []

5 They'll put the squeeze on many among the aliens (10) []

6 Lawrence sat around to experience the beauty (5) []

7 Like an overcoat which has seen better days (7) []

8 Another view of clairvoyance (6,5) []

10 Silly woman scolded and swore (11) []

12 Possibly she is on the eastern part of the isle (5) []

14 Correspondence from all quarters (10) []

17 Love to have a thin material (5) []

18 Come and rid the building of rats (7) []

20 Portion of shares for Henry — to cater to new development (7) []

22 In order to improve Ted accepts people to remove any blemish (5) []

24 No member crazy to stare impertinently (4) []

27 Assume an affectation of superiority (3) []