Across
9
Material as popular with sweet coating (9)
10
Removing jacket fast when wife goes pale (5)
11
Swear to Torify ‘Red Flag’ lyrics? (4,3,3,4)
13
Principal ingredient of Cheddar cheese (4)
14
Go and wave off grinder (10)
16
The box closes to capture sound (7)
17
Still an imbalance expressed ahead of overhaul (7)
19
Putting on a sham under threat of death (2,8)
22
Four of them made one of the classics (4)
24
Devious cryptic setter no doubt close to reinstatement (3,2,2,7)
26
The pick of the tabs leaving raver disappointed? (5)
27
Anyway, book is about No. 1, we read from reverse note (9)
Down
1
Kandinsky perhaps quietly set the craft free? (8,7)
2
Slashing absolute value might sell this picture (8,6)
3
Just for one in Cornwall is cutting return local fare? (5)
4
Soil retains dry composition (8)
5
A new face: Sir Keir and State both on the up (6)
6
Appliance that blows woman’s verge of rose leaves around Scots town (9)
7
Offer from those taking charge to dispense with services of char (5,1,2,6)
8
Rudely knocked up a knight to open safe (5,4,3,3)
15
Trailer loaded by crew I left (9)
17
Giving up with mate in two moves? Never! (2,2,4)
21
Failing this foundation in Mineralogy; gaining a place for Economics (2,4)
23
Maybe one on train’s covering away game (5)