Cryptic Crossword 1-3

Theme: Sweets/ Desserts.

Across:

1 Physic, Short (last letter deletion of), psychic (channel), at sea (anagram), drug (def)

5 Postpaid, PO (order), ID (papers), about (container), misrepresentation (anagram of) spat (dispute), type of billing plan (def)

9 Retainer, Retain (command), ER (king), servant (def)

10 Russet, Colour (def), SSE (system oddly), found in (insertion), rut (pattern)

11 Camelopard, Giraffe (def), camel (an animal), o (no), par (standard), source of (first letter of), definition i.e., d

12 Tort, Wrongful act (def), demonstrated by (hidden), rest is fodder

13 Conflict, CT + FL (couple of states), at odds (anagram of) CT + FL + icon (abstract), competition (def)

16 Linear, Direct (def), line (train), a (a), r (royal)

17 Acquit, Clear (def), a (a), c (copyright), quit (lapse)

19 Bracelet, Bond (def), fire (brace), let (permit)

21 Debt, Finish of (last letter deletion of) debate (argument), without a (delete a), breach (def)

22 Poker-faced, Poked (messed), around (container), cafe (bar), counter (reversal of bar), consuming (insertion), a bit of (first letter of) rum, in an impassive manner (def)

25 Strafe, Enfilade (def), st (road), could produce (anagram of), fear (panic)

26 Apple-pie, App (program), le (the in French), pi (relationship), e (Spain), exemplary indication of American way (def)

27 Fantasia, Tas (sat back), in (insertion), fan (buff), IA (state), free form musical (def)

28 Sorbet, S (snow), orb (ball), et (exotic), treat (def).

Down:

2 Hyena, Ha (laugh), embracing (container), yen (jones), scavenger (def)

3 Stave, Sill (def), save (bar), circling (container), t (a bar)

4 Cannoli, Oil (painting), can (the big house), n (neutral), composition (anagram), treat (def)

5 Parfait, Sweet (def), par (norm), fait (leaders i.e., first letters in "for all internationally trained")

6 Strudel, led (guided), US (America), about eating (container), rt (right), in return (reversal of all), treat (def)

7 Past tense, Language construct (def), past (once), tense (rigid)

8 Inebriate, Stormy (anagram of) brine (ocean), I (author), ate (ingested), drunk (def)

14 Orchestra, Chest (box), collected by (insertion), orra (odd in Scottish), band (def)

15 Fruit tart, Treat (def), f (fine), r (king), uit (from in Dutch), tart (hooker)

18 Topless, no (deletion), p (poise), topple (trip), SS (ship), without a shirt on for example (def)

19 Baklava, Balk (thwart), a (a), volatile (anagram), VA (state), sweet (def)

20 Apropos, Pointed (def), A (bomb), pro (for), po (airman), s (squadron leader)

23 Ameer, Khan (def), appears in (hidden), rest is fodder

24 Exile, Ex (Spinster), i (individually), raising (reversal of), el (the in Spanish), refugee (def).