Across
1
Politico with cases of kleptomania, megalomania logorrhoea (6)
4
Do some bonding, embracing one mafia member (7)
9
Relax with musical instrument and East End pooch (3,6)
10
Sick and tired – in total disarray? (3,2)
11
Dalton followed him and Heath east (5)
12
Red meat I’m cooking for Paul’s lovely subject (5,4)
13
Prince is not so thirsty (7)
15
Big mice to owl, predatory bird (6)
17
Stalled in orbit, passing over City of London (6)
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Made out like someone with acne? (7)
22
Domingo, notably, worked as a porter (5,4)
24
Parts of skunks trimmed for offal (5)
26
To detect solar event? Natural ability (5)
27
Mexican chaps invite bridge partners in (separately) for beers (4-5)
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Watson’s boss, materialistic chap, is bankrupt (5-2)
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Locale of Hardy novels with Elizabeth’s favourite (6)
Down
1
Money, pure and simple, reportedly area of dispute (7)
2
Tube in which postmortems, in part, returned (5)
3
One taking and playing clarinets (9)
4
Hunk of beef picked up as well: it may be labelled ‘B’ (4,3)
5
Flier in tailspin: he won’t get out alive (5)
6
I lecture, mostly describing how Irvine Welsh writes (2,7)
7
What to shoot in Grand Canyon; on reflection, what to shoot at St. Andrews (photos?) (6)
8
Couple of drinks raised: Grouse? (6)
14
Posted where jouster may be seen (2,3,4)
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Look up! There’s drink all around. You can bank on it! (4,5)
18
Get the latest sauce? (5,2)
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Wee fellow loses last of cash, gaining bit of courage to make do (6)
20
Upwardly mobile Greek characters tinkled in American trash (4-3)
21
Chat with Italian: ‘Like the Beatles?’ (6)
23
Gus standing up to abandon Leonard in grand display (5)
25
Concepts central to Levant? (5)