express monday crusader

[pega]

1a choose to have river police included 6 ??s???

12a englishman abroad sees my cleaner return first 5

   ??r??

23a uninterested in one among terribly cheap tat   9

         ??u?h????

25a heard crude tune from a pirate 7 ??g?a??

27a tiny reel smashed completely 8 ??r?r???

24d medium rake produced by manufacturer 5 ??e??

1d very wet and fat 8 ??b???n?

28a pressed on dire problem 6 ???n?n

many thanks

[Fibonacci]

27a entirely

[shaneystar]

23a apathetic anagram cheap tat and one ..I

[Fibonacci]

25a corsair

[shaneystar]

I would think 24d is ...Maker

[Fibonacci]

Forgot to explain

entirely - anagram of tiny reel

corsair - cors sounds like coarse = crude + air = tune

[shaneystar]

28a is ironed ..pressed ..anagram of on dire.

[shaneystar]

12 a could be reach ....my cleaner..char =+ e for englishman

[valerieb1254]

1a Decide

1d Dripping

12a  Pommy

[shaneystar]

Yes! Pommy is the answer Val.! Mop of course.