Across

• 1.

  COUP: COUP ("coo" homophone)
• 3.

  BARBARIC: BAR + BAR + I + C
• 10.

  STERNA: STERN + A
• 11.

  LUANDA: L(U)AND + A
• 12.

  ARTEL: AR + TEL ("let" + "ra" rev.)
• 13.

  KEGGER: K + EGGER
• 17.

  AENEID: AEN + EID ("die" + "NAE" rev.)
• 18.

  OCELOT: OCELOT ("to Cleo" anag.)
• 22.

  PETITE: PET + I(T)E
• 24.

  OPERA: O + PER + A
• 25.

  OSAGES: O + SAGES
• 26.

  REPEAL: REPEAL (double def.)
• 27.

  STETSONS: STETSONS ("Nets toss" anag.)
• 28.

  RYES: RYES ("rise" homophone)

Down

• 1.

  CESAR: chanCES + ARe
• 2.

  PARERS: PARERS ("pairers" homophone)
• 4.

  ADAMANT: A(DAM) + ANT
• 5.

  BRUEGEL: B +RUE + GEL
• 6.

  ADAGE: AD + AGE
• 7.

  RANG: RA(N)G
• 8.

  CHARADE: CHARADE ("race had" anag.)
• 9.

  BETAKEN: BETA KEN
• 14.

  DECREED: DECREED (double def.)
• 15.

  POMPOMS: POMP + OMS
• 16.

  LOITERS: L(O)ITERS
• 17.

  ACHERON: AC + HERON
• 19.

  COPPER: COPPER (double def.)
• 20.

  EIGHT: EIGHT ("ate" homophone)
• 21.

  DALES: D + ALES
• 23.

  TASE: TeAmStEr

Mix and Match

• •

  ROUTE: ROUTE ("root" homophone) [OUTRE]
• •

  SHAD: S + HAD [DASH]
• •

  DANGER: D + ANGER [RANGED]
• •

  REBATE: REBATE ("a beret" anag.) [BERATE]
• •

  MOORED: MOO + RED [ROOMED]
• •

  ROBED: ROB + ED [BORED]
• •

  CHASE: CHASE (double def.) [ACHES]
• •

  BLARED: BLARED ("Beldar" anagram) [BALDER]
• •

  HINGE: churcH + IN + GEorgia [NEIGH]
• •

  HUMS: tHe UtMoSt [MUSH]
• •

  IDLE: IDLE ("idol" homophone) [DELI]
• •

  RARE: R + ARE [REAR]