Across
1
Excess force in confident appeal (7)
5
Answer following reasonable concern (6)
10
Be uncomfortably hot while in bunk (5)
11
Royal attendants echo doubts about king (9)
12
Narrow-minded snub, ignoring conclusion by revolutionary artist (7)
13
Barrier formed by river, not well (7)
14
Engine dad had designed for secret purpose (6,6)
18
Carefully controlled step by chap getting on (5-7)
21
No longer working in December, time filled with merriment (7)
22
Fancy duck followed by seconds in endless meal (7)
24
Free article, almost useless, with large fit (9)
25
Tree without decoration by the sound of it (5)
26
Dates, not normally variable, fixed (6)
27
Cloud level about right (7)
Down
1
Spectacle involving skill coming up directly (8)
2
Spy hoard, stirred to make expression of ecstasy (8)
3
Praise text, old-fashioned to some extent (5)
4
Novel gag, hasty, better after revision (3,5,6)
6
In favour of effort, study taboo (9)
7
Sour account about police department on island (6)
8
Extend contract or quit (6)
9
Supply officers in region on planet disrupted by alien's rising (14)
15
Involved in goal, securing team's first corner (9)
16
Upset about soldier with angry speech lacking knowledge (8)
17
Unravelling lies, ends inactivity (8)
19
Principles one compromises? (6)
20
Erase error initially supported by very loud expert (6)
23
Assistant for each essay (5)