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9a. Spurs stumped by short cross between pair
STIMULI

28a. In future, litter producer's self-reproach picked up
GILT

6a. Party's withdrawn Murphy
SPUD

7a. Sage's quiet place to hide boring routine
PRUDENT


Parses for the above please.

28 Google tells me that a GILT is a female pig who hasn't yet had a litter. Sounds like GUILT

6 DUP's (Democratic Unionist Party) reversed. Murphy and spud both refer to potatoes.

7 P DEN in RUT

9 is that all the clue?
ST - cricket abbreviation for stumped
MUL(e) short cross
Between two Is, but I don't see why that should be a pair?

I think just pair is two, so II

Re:9a, yes that's the full clue.

Thanks Jono

8d. Fast faller sung of at Cup Final
EVENTIDE

26a. The French fashion is in part one promoting particular philosophy
PLATONIST

19a. Bill loses third of money, having soldiers to equip
ACCOUTRE

3d. Moth circles round American helicopter
EGGBEATER

20d. Cheap booze, no good, upset teacher
TUTOR

Parses for the above please.

20 Gutrot would have been the 'cheap booze', lose the G (no good) and reverse/upset it for Tutor, teacher.

19 Account, bill, loses the N, third (letter) of 'money) and RE, the much-favoured 'soldiers', Royal Engineers. Accoutre, to equip.

26. La ton = the French (for) fashion, Is, in clue, inside Pt, part.

20 you need to start with ROTGUT rather than gutrot. They have the same meaning.