The unchecked letters down the side give an extra something, so perhaps weren’t as unchecked as all that. The theme seems to have sneaked Estella from Great Expectations into one corner, and was well on the way to Murdstone from David Copperfield as well!
ACROSS
1 COMMANDO; man d in Como
6 POLISH; 2 mngs.
9 HEIR; he IR
10 HARD-EARNED; dear n in hared
11 AS PER USUAL; U in a s perusal
12 YETI; yet I
13 REPOT; toper (rev.)
14 CULS-DE-SAC; C + anag.
16 LEISURELY; l + i.e. (rev.) + surely
19 SPECK; s peck
21 ETCH; last pairs of letters
23 STREAMLINE; anag.
25 SLEEPINESS;
26 IRON; R in no I (rev.)
27 PARADE; parad(is)e
28 DOMINOES;
DOWN
2 OVERSEE; over see
3 MURDEROUS; Ed (rev.) in anag.
4 NEHRU; hidden rev.
5 OUR MUTUAL FRIEND; anag.
6 PEEBLES; beep (rev.) + les
7 LORRY; r in lory
8 SPECTRA; anag.
15 EXPULSION; anag. – p
17 ESTELLA; lets in ale (all rev.)
18 RESTIVE; rest I’ve
20 CONSOLE; 2 mngs.
22 HYENA; yen in ha
24 ADSUM; ad sum
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