Across
1
A U-boat, to begin with, has never exploded in German transport lanes (8)
5
Ancient vessel emptied, filled with fizzy wine (4,2)
10
Horrible baby’s malodorous sample (7)
11
You finally admitting dead pager’s broken? Perhaps get a new phone (7)
12
Piece of cloth on goolies? (5)
13
Tired, I cry about trendy street food (5,4)
14
Dean’s address is, surprisingly, never ever dry (4,8)
18
‘Quakerism’ … not ‘quaking’ … ? (8,4)
21
If parties needing animation, drinks served beforehand (9)
23
Hellish character, government by the wealthy? Not half (5)
24
Country song I Eat Bananas lacking gravity (7)
25
Country dancing rodeo mostly welcoming cougar, oddly (7)
26
Knock off turbulent priest beforehand (6)
27
Rovers maybe making itinerant crusades (4,4)
Down
1
Set up in first pad, adolescent achieves accommodation (6)
2
Beckett character turns up, carrying
finally, finally
a tiny pooch (3,3)
3
In audition, smile I supposed to be welcoming expression (2,2,5)
4
Foal had idly relaxed in hay for time off (4-3,7)
6
Primarily, annoyed, narked, getting extremely ratty? (5)
7
‘Where to drink, Everyman?’ (Everyman, at last, answers.) ‘When to drink?’ (8)
8
To start with, Nicomachus died in his home with painful sickness (3,5)
9
Army officers diverted stream in regions (14)
15
Poet represented azure pond (4,5)
16
Prepare for fight … or settle (6,2)
17
Merit given by the Queen to traitor (8)
19
Cockney bruiser returns to wasteland (6)
20
Dates and locations for actions (6)
22
Nooky after pub: do you agree? (5)