imos no 621

[ginvodka]

Can I start by apologising for lack of letters

18a Have a foot in both camps (8) ????D???
17d Bituminous material used to surface US roads (8) ?????T?? (Thought it was Asphalt)
13a Putrid, festering (6) S???i?
28a Overshadow, blot out (7) ending in E

Many thanks in advance

[johnalex]

28a Eclipse

[sarumite]

18a Straddle ?
13a Sepsis

[sarumite]

17d Blacktop

[ginvodka]

Many thanks to you all. All these answers "proofed".

[baitress]

Hiya sarumite. putrid and festering are both adjectives, so the answer should also be an adjective. Sepsis is a noun.
I think that the answer should be septic, which is an adjective.
Regards, Roger