Clues

7-across – Reverse for clergyman in religion that goes underground : CULVERT

8-across – Need about two dozen sheets : REQUIRE

10-across – A culinary herb, left out, is 1 : AGARIC

11-across – Curry is remarkable : HOTSTUFF

12-across – : MUSH

13-across – Glance in my direction in intimidatory manner : MENACINGLY

14-across – Tropical tree sees achievement by female inside of hand : FEATHERPALM

19-across – English poem about prominent feature – marine starfish, say : ECHINODERM

22-across – See 12 : ROOM

23-across – The Critic at a dance is 1 : PUFFBALL

24-across – Not a mod chair : ROCKER

25-across – Differently stressed, an anthropophagite is said to be 1 : AMANITA

26-across – Large scale picture of what some flowers do at night : CLOSEUP

1-down – Like toadstools? Have a good time and go to America : FUBGOUS

2-down – Bowling where Drake did for protection in the mud? : OVERSHOE

3-down – Weight of king or queen or other raised by king or queen : DRACHM

4-down – The black one on the judge? It’s 1 : DEATHCAP

5-down – It’s immature if 1; it needs a hole : BUTTON

6-down – Time to disturb most of 14s? It’s 1 : TRUFFLE

9-down – Singer – she’s French – is 1 : CHANTERELLE

15-down – A couple have a good time with a type of political system : TWOPARTY

16-down – Poet’s inclination – I cry out to be included : LYRICIST

17-down – Forwards to setter’s – it’s delicious : SCRUMMY

18-down – Nothing permitted in public transport is 1 : BOLETUS

20-down – Fashionable and excellent at last : INFINE

21-down – Wanted to increase student/teacher ratio? They are 1 : MORELS

1-across – Vision of rook in flight : CASTLEINTHEAIR

9-across – Headgear not worn by the Roundheads? : FLATCAP

10-across – Can take girl out in car : CORTINA

11-across – Competitors in narrow lane : ENTRY

12-across – It is eaten from this Paget dish : SPAGHETTI

13-across – Logical as imitation stone? : SCAGLIOLA

14-across – Folding seat is commonly shaky : DICKY

15-across – Frenchman with point to make good : RENEW

17-across – One vet’s staged lockout of cattle : LIVESTOCK

20-across – Police officer who makes a dramatic call : INSPECTOR

22-across – Praise former setback : EXTOL

23-across – He dispossesses oriental conqueror : EVICTOR

24-across – He concentrated on poetry with one awful stigma : IMAGIST

25-across – Negligible amount needed to put hope into dancer, perhaps : DROPINTHEOCEAN

1-down – It gives no grounds for certain fees being changed : COFFEESTRAINER

2-down – Has performed star turn in holy writing : SHASTRA

3-down – It might bring boxer or flautist unexpected success : LUCKYBLOW

4-down – Motorway up over ring of thick paint : IMPASTO

5-down – Musical piece about animal wearing strange coat : TOCCATA

6-down – Land on planet : EARTH

7-down – Silly of Intelligence Department when one’s to be back in charge : IDIOTIC

8-down – Perhaps many like self to be hidden from outsiders? : FAMILYSKELETON

14-down – Reckless person’s turn of speed on bad road : DESPERADO

16-down – Less pleasant to set out in flurry of rain : NASTIER

17-down – Alter edited article pertaining to Roman church : LATERAN

18-down – Go away with king in glossy coat : VARNISH

19-down – Not in row following sketch : OUTLINE

21-down – Poets thrown out of bar : ESTOP

1-across – Writer and teacher have a short day with … with … within the TV family : SIRARTHURCONAN

8-across – See 1 : DOYLE

9-across – See 17 : MORIARTY

11-across – Something wrong with the wax, it’s true : SINCERE

12-across – Time to reach North American beach : DAYTONA

13-across – We want more from Connex trains : EXTRA

15-across – TGV’s way to get through unimpeded : FASTTRACK

17-across – Rave containing river of petrol, right sequel to memento of 27’s enemy : PROFESSOR

20-across – The land of Italy losing the sun towards evening? : LATER

21-across – Two letters home to be knocked down? : NINEPIN

23-across – Capital sounds near to comedian George : NAIROBI

25-across – Everybody up and going all the way : FULLTERM

26-across – Good start with a little water for cooking : GRILL

27-across – Anthony acting as security for dwellings said to be 18’s : SHERLOCKHOLMES

1-down – Desist moving forest as evasive action : SIDESTEPPING

2-down – Light displaying fabric : RAYON

3-down – Dance by first lady at entering, with cause to rise again : REELEVATE

4-down – Call for writing by spirit in person : HIMSELF

5-down – Recipe for love ? embracing journalist behind the altar : REREDOS

6-down – Everything to stay the same, then, in reproduction? : OVARY

7-down – Big traveller like little boy in tension outside : ASTRONAUT

10-down – Sunbathe to remove start of psychological problems surrounding invalid hounded by 1 8 : BASKERVILLES

14-down – May the Thunderer note ‘ow quiet it is! : THORNBUSH

16-down – Elvis in total confusion earns reproof : TALKINGTO

18-down – Ransome characters at the seaside : SANREMO

19-down – Frog and ass, losing tail, went berserk : RANAMOK

22-down – Pearl possibly a shade of white? : PALER

24-down – More musical in order to feed De Quincey? : OPIUM

1-across – Muse about everything and that’s including work : CALLIOPE

5-across – Quite rigid about quarter-to-five finish : DEVOUR

9-across – Possibly puts on airs – not down to earth : UPSTAIRS

10-across – Appears in control of beasts : STEERS

11-across – Scattered picadors reassembled : SPORADIC

12-across – Picture little short of new business : FRESCO

14-across – Not educated poorly – restate that : ILLITERATE

18-across – This place was nothing out-of-the-way- : WASHINGTON

22-across – Paid patient attention : NURSED

23-across – Devotee of a single party after a time : IDOLATER

24-across – Not all would describe risk taking as a bloomer : IBERIS

25-across – To put in order for gear is no problem : ORGANISE

26-across – Query filling up bag, though it’s intended for packing : GASKET

27-across – A sticker for a conservationist group, admitting the 500 present : ADHERENT

1-down – Swear about none. That’s the way! : COURSE

2-down – The French boy’s corrective punishment : LESSON

3-down – The first person forming a band in West Africa : IBADAN

4-down – Chaff by itself to ingest if idle : PERSIFLAGE

6-down – Royalty will accept the unknown luxury food he compels one to produce : EXTORTER

7-down – Remain too long because of support given : OVERSTAY

8-down – Concerned with shops’ returns : RESTORES

13-down – Being in a muddle, small daughter is told what to do : DISORDERED

15-down – Head of State travelling by air – so trendy : SWINGING

16-down – Those assuming moneylenders to be soft-hearted : USURPERS

17-down – Salvation for an individual in deep water? : LIFELINE

19-down – Many get permission to unite : CLEAVE

20-down – All out assault : STRIKE

21-down – Sartre’s letters giving rise to apprehension : ARREST

1-across – Good lord, that’s Agatha taking a turn on the ski slope : CHRISTIE

5-across – Society at best is hilarious : SCREAM

9-across – Keeping up? You can by going round : BUOYANCY

10-across – Blues numbers, perhaps : EIGHTS

12-across – Do some of your best in goal : STING

13-across – River rodent in simple story : NARRATIVE

14-across – Financial agreement to let prize-winner’s money include half a dance : HIREPURCHASE

18-across – Captivate Sir Peter in the foyer : ENTRANCEHALL

21-across – Artisan’s counter-occupation with the judge’s seat : WORKBENCH

23-across – A girl almost ordinary : NORMA

24-across – Prohibition after the ancient Greek : THEBAN

25-across – A striped comic moseyed along : TRAIPSED

26-across – A look-alike, sometimes dead : RINGER

27-across – Brainy brother tucking into a healthy breakfast : CEREBRAL

1-down – Play it again in snub for Picasso, say : CUBIST

2-down – Fleece that is very new : ROOKIE

3-down – A Nash girl depicted making imaginary pass : SHANGRILA

4-down – Peruvian stock too hot to handle : INCANDESCENT

6-down – A cockney’s mate in the country : CHINA

7-down – Exotic, in the improved state : ETHNICAL

8-down – Some hot stuff said to have assembled : MUSTERED

11-down – Hack, after a swig of beer, gets a punch : DRAUGHTHORSE

15-down – Caught the beast in drug plant : CELANDINE

16-down – Not potable, but are wet as can be : SEAWATER

17-down – Ship’s doctor takes time to fish : STURGEON

19-down – It removes, if soldiers are around : ERASER

20-down – Pass up the French composer : HANDEL

22-down – Beat interrupting live rap : BLAME