Across
1
Navy shop supplying country music (9)
6
Get aggressively physical when criminal Ray dips into till (4,5)
8
Go east in Northern Line for a nutty filling (8)
9
Limp extremely drunkenly, nursing bad back (6)
10
English climber’s foot caught in level rope ladder (6)
11
Disallowed opportunities, not having a roof over your head? (8)
12
Christmas-time drink, say, before flipping dinner alert? (6)
15
Currently cold, needing doctor – anything – at end of day (8)
16
Tilting executed by quirky spoiled duke (8)
19
Scupper King and I? Nonsense! (6)
22
Like Laurel is Hardy, to some extent? (6)
24
Pulp, Queen united in band (6)
25
Horse has one in heap (8)
26
Turn over board to see gander (4)
27
Nothing in research involved a runner (9)
Down
1
Brook’s on time but gets fired (5)
2
Do without strong ointment (7)
3
One who’s certain to pass on £1001 (5)
4
Tall bats on the way out – nothing more to add (3,4)
5
Tried dancing in fire to create a diversion (9)
6
Paid player to ache and stretch (7)
7
Government system one mixed up with Sparta (9)
13
Bizarre Greek quotes about conserving energy (9)
14
Topping contractor, this boss? (9)
17
Reverse bet’s off – in the bag (7)
18
Candy twists containing note: ‘full of beans’ (7)
20
Out of control horse gobbling small pillow? (7)
23
Lace from southern Lakeland mountain (5)