Across
1
Clubs are able to sell back drink (6)
4
Moderate payment in advance expected to arrive (6)
9
Boat with advanced instrument for making deep soundings (4)
10
Discount Conservative being supported by meeting on record (10)
11
Order cheap clothes child rejected (6)
12
Condition that makes one restless? (8)
13
Officer belonging to precinct protecting chief of police (9)
15
Boring sample comprising carbon and rock (4)
16
See report have an effect (4)
17
Taking on English politician making false claims about leader of opposition (9)
21
Criticise article about temple (8)
22
File that may be used to support newspaper article (6)
24
Impasse broken by British person working with me (10)
25
Expert tackling new problem one may have to face (4)
26
Joint bank statement revealing some doubts (6)
27
Ambassador is partial to caramel cheesecake (6)
Down
1
Warning gold is going down in sale (7)
2
Acknowledge actor's gift (5)
3
Doctor cites case of agoraphobic recluse (7)
5
Anxious to be seen as chaste? (6)
6
Novel by me is odd and free from physical constraints (9)
7
Author audibly expressed regret for destruction of life-support system (7)
8
Green energy company operated illegally retaining six employees regularly at fault (13)
14
China tea lab brewed is delicious (9)
16
Rat's characteristic yellow pigment (7)
18
All excited about cold drink of milk (7)
19
Person put forward new rule in overbearing manner after taking sides (7)
20
Go back on unrealistic promise we'd made ultimately (6)
23
Start to learn every single actor's first name (5)