Clue-In Cryptic #1

SOLUTION

F O R E I G N L A N G U A G E 
A . E . L . I . C . N . B . V 
B A C K L O G . T W A D D L E 
L . A . U . H . I . T . I . R 
E X P O S I T I O N . A C H Y 
. . . . T . I . N . R . A . B 
U P S U R G E S . T A T T O O 
N . Q . A . S . D . G . E . D 
T A U N T S . C O W A R D L Y 
U . A . E . F . M . M . . . . 
T A B S . A R T I C U L A T E 
O . B . W . I . N . F . O . J 
R E L E A S E . E N F O R C E 
E . E . R . Z . E . I . T . C 
D I S A P P E A R I N G A C T

ACROSS

 1. FOREIGN LANGUAGE anag.
 9. BACKLOG anag.
10. TW+ADDLE
11. EX-POSITION
12. ACHY hidden
14. U.P.S.+URGES
16. TATTOO 2 def.
18. T+AUNTS
19. CO(WARDL)Y ("drawl" anag.)
21. T+ABS
22. pARTICULATE
26. RE-LEASE
27. ENFORCE hidden
28. DISAPPEARING ACT anag.

DOWN

 1. F+ABLE
 2. RECAP ("pacer" reversal)
 3. ILL+USTRATE ("stature" anag.)
 4. NIGH+TIES
 5. ACT+I+ON en clair
 6. GNAT ("tang" reversal)
 7. ABDICATED anag.
 8. E(VERYBOD)Y ("drove by" anag.)
13. RAGA+MUFF+IN
14. UNTUTORED anag.
15. SQUAB+BLESs
17. DO(MINE)ER
20. FRIEZE ("frees" homophone)
23. A(O)RT+A
24. dEJECT
25. WAR+P ("raw" reversal)

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Will Johnston, editor
wij@world.std.com