Across

9 Articles and manuscript I turned over, registering  disbelief (7)

10 High choral line? Man is unable to make this (7)

11 Plan return of large flans? (9)

12 Icon, say, I’m standing before a long time (5)

13 Sadly, isn’t a rich religious follower (9)

15 Force that is restricting politician (Liberal) (5)

17 French could hang if abusing this British  institution! (6,2,7)

19 Girl heads for desperate end, tucking into beer (5)

20 I abase once, carelessly throwing off a show of  reverence (9)

23 Difficulty not initially observed in early creation? (5)

25 The naval manoeuvres capturing one whale? (9)

27 Irreverent and mostly mischievous around  university (7)

28 The French embargo’s working for Biblical  country (7)

Down

1 Analyse speed of light to get astronomical measure (6)

2 Plan to redeploy monastery (10)

3 Opening success — America securing first of awards (6)

4 Superior drinking-vessel with a touch of silver on it (4)

5 Cockney expression of faith in Biblical characters (4,3,3)

6 Hoping one will dip into a supply of water (8)

7 Prison area where miracle was performed (4)

8 Well-versed about line describing many churches (8)

14 Revised no claims about company’s destruction of  image (10)

16 Early religious music: a short measure’s in place  (5-5)

17 Minister’s a fellow without gloss, declining power   (8)

18 Response when contralto takes foremost position in  Haydn oratorio? (8)

21 Wary about a couple of bishops? That’s unworthy (6)

22 Variation in online representation of the Christ   child (2,4)

24 One abandoning God’s love? That’ll make you stare   (4)

26 Servant taking time off? Farewell (4)

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