1d News flash from the French ? (10)
9a ..like a cowboy where one gets to grips with driving (2,3,5)
26d/28a Go on for once, and tell your old dentist how he's getting on ! (4,2,3,5)
25...but I must be in location to catch a fish (6)
17d And the French will lead off and end up quite rightly showing good manners (9)