Across

1 Story of Christ’s life work left records from East to West (6)

5 ‘Son of the father’ bans entertaining pop group (8)

9 Boy beginning to learn small version of instrument (4)

10 Devote one’s life to untangling a soccer net (10)

11 Sorry one comes between drawer and canvas (8)

12 Sceptic is dubious as to case for herbalism (6)

13 A final word of lamentation (4)

14 A boy has drunk rum since going up (9)

17 Pound tax restricts company celebration (9)

19 In churches we put back benches (4)

20 Chicken crosses road to get to the other side! (6)

22 Porters perhaps bearing letters for messengers (8)

25 Continued rioting almost reforms state showing remorse (10)

26 Biblical patriarch’s beginning to end wickedness (4)

27 Live secular music perhaps echoed singer’s act? (8)

28 Holiday period finally here, a second school period being curtailed (6)

Down

2 One playing a part in conception of Christmas broadcast (5)

3 Prior to face New Testament leader (9)

4 Money is the root of corruption at the hart of temptation (5)

5 Fish demonstrates dissatisfaction about parasite (7)

6 Radiation unit not green getting demolished (8)

7 Animal refuge loses its last donkey (5)

8 Wicked autocrats — they make things happen (9)

13 Low-minded person upset venerable scholar wearing a look of distaste (3,2,4)

15 Cook senses wet quality of honey (9)

16 Upset saintly leader of Church in a mean way (8)

18 Dog patter grabs Alsatian’s coat (7)

21 One visiting type of station maybe in very old territory (5)

23 Cat jumped out of its skin (5)

24 Former priest upset, one no longer at home (5)

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