How do I solve 28 across in Times Cryptic 29550?

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28 across reads "Beau Bridges acted — and yet ..." (5 letters); the answer is DANDY. It's a letter-selection clue: take specific letters from a longer source. 'First of' means the opening letter, 'extremely' means first + last, 'regularly' means every other letter, 'oddly' / 'evenly' means odd or even positions. The full step-by-step breakdown is on this page.

Beau Bridges acted — and yet ... (5)

28A — Beau Bridges acted — and yet ... (5) — DANDY