COD to 19d, which while simple, did make me smile with its definition “proud words”, as in ones that stand out from the page. Very nice, thank you, setter!
ACROSS
1 Reserve bank works here (9)
BOOKSHELF – BOOK [reserve] + SHELF [bank], resulting in a place where you’d find “works”.
6 Add space for printer’s family emblem (5)
TOTEM – TOT [add] + EM [space for printer]
9 Company accepting blame replaced instrument (7)
CEMBALO – CO “accepting” (BLAME*). Who’d heard of a cembalo before? Apparently it’s a harpsichord, not something you clash together.
10 Troops short of time prescribed treatment (7)
REGIMEN – REGIMEN{t}
11 NHS uses tin complex as service accommodation (6,4)
NISSEN HUTS – (NHS USES TIN*). A word I was familiar with, but probably only through crosswords.
12 Dog that always investigates leather leads (4)
TAIL – T{hat} A{lways} I{nvestigates} L{eather}, F{irst} O{ne} I{n}.
14 View street through fences (5)
VISTA – ST “fenced” by VIA [through]
15 Not entertaining girl, American, when visiting China (9)
UNAMUSING – UNA, plus US “visiting” MING
16 Planned route I go around in time (9)
ITINERARY – I + TRY [go] “around” IN ERA
18 Grand book stolen from dope? (5)
NOBLE – NOB{b}LE
20 Queen avoids sickly piece of cake (4)
EASY – {qu}EASY
21 Saxophonist’s first recently to hide fitting round mouthpiece? (4,6)
SOFT PALATE – S{axophonist} + OF LATE “hiding” reversed APT [fitting]. Mouthpiece as in, “part of the mouth”.
25 Church member mislays clubs belonging to ancient invaders? (7)
ANGLIAN – ANGLI{c}AN
26 Top soprano initially improvises (7)
NOODLES – NOODLE = head = top of the body? Plus S{oprano}. I hope I’ve missed something though because this feels like a really lacklustre clue if that’s it.
27 Many adopting universal yoga position (5)
LOTUS – LOTS “adopting” U
28 Remove housing officer, revealing clothing (9)
DECOLLETE – DELETE “housing” COL(onel}
DOWN
1 Stop eating firm meat (5)
BACON – BAN “eating” CO(mpany)
2 Slow absorption I found in very big Scottish bog (7)
OSMOSIS – I, found in O.S. MOSS, which is allegedly a word for a bog in Scotland
3 Sheepish journalist follows fake eatery up (10)
SHAMEFACED – ED follows SHAM + reversed CAFE
4 It takes ages to manage rearing horse (5)
EPOCH – reversed COPE + H(orse)
5 Eve welcoming half-cut Adam in for starters (5,4)
FIRST LADY – FIRSTLY [for starters] “welcomes” AD{am}. Slightly winceworthy definition…
6 One-piece garment not new in Friendly Islands (4)
TOGA – TO{n}GA
7 They get beaten up in a mine skirting motorway (7)
TIMPANI – reversed all of IN A PIT, “skirting” M
8 In Paris, my old box contains top-class speech (9)
MONOLOGUE – MON [in Paris, “my”] + O(ld) + LOGE [box] “contains” U
13 Bird flu wigeon spread around area (6,4)
GUINEA FOWL – (FLU WIGEON*) “around” A(rea)
14 Call recorder perhaps active man picked up (5,4)
VOICE MAIL – VOICE [perhaps: active] + homophone of MALE
15 Blue Berets loved defending northern plain (9)
UNADORNED – U.N. ADORED “defending” N
17 Understanding paper conservationists import pine (7)
INSIGHT – i [paper] + N(ational) T(rust) “import” SIGH [pine]
19 Proud words misled Liberal (7)
BRAILLE – (LIBERAL*)
22 Unionists embracing Northern Irish outfit (5)
TUNIC – T(rades) U(nion) C(ongress) “embracing” N.I.
23 Follow guarantee, ignoring Republican (5)
ENSUE – ENSU{r}E
24 Gentle touch of some gracious Sikh in retirement (4)
KISS – hidden reversed in {graciou}S SIK{h}
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