Puzzletome Crossword Puzzles

May 2022 Monthly Crossword
Modification

Down clues are normal. The wordplay in each across clue contains a superfluous letter. In clue order, these spell out how down answers should be modified before entry in the grid. Lengths refer to grid entries.
Grid
Across
8 Info debunked with US Net describing top comedian? (8)
9 Spoke (gold) suitable to editor (6)
10 Average junk mail confined to government (10)
11 Choose wisely, dropping society on reflection (4)
12 Gads about with elements of nasty Soviets killing Polish population? (6)
14 Titanic problem causing dispassion to live with doctors (8)
15 Dice and cut bodies up, drained of energy (7)
17 Monstrous ego Rishi portrayed (7)
20 Cooking chops with pans and alcohol (8)
22 North to city in a direction, however (6)
24 Not liking Anita Baker (4)
25 Sporting results of cold fat in twenties? (10)
27 Healthy fudge in boot (6)
28Writing insincerely to attempt long shot around '51 (8)
Down
1Division of cheque as you're sick (6)
2 Meat to force into baked loaf (4)
3 Happy to make the glide down (8)
4 Refrains from bits of meat (uncooked) as presented (7)
5 Because of church connected to vice (6)
6Delayed tennis shots got across (10)
7 Toll that hurt small bays (8)
13 Puts nail up for union (10)
16Dubious global group advertising cooker (8)
18 Storage for mitten and sock (8)
19 Tense All Saints enclosing pews (7)
21 Chicken laid around middle of alley (6)
23 Becoming smaller to burst out on stage (6)
26 Musical group without bag (4)