Across
1
Attendant put on petticoat or an unwanted shift (8)
5
Reclining, take a pew and mug for aperitif (6)
9
Rickety chair upset with jerk (8)
10
Invader has trouble crossing dry area (6)
12
Crowd united in high spirits for band with no B-side? (6,5)
15
Excluding top royal commentator (5)
17
Following the party line, singles wise to drink last of rum (2,7)
18
Spanish port I'm leaving without tatty garment on (9)
19
Place to drink nothing in current circumstances (5)
20
Guitarists and a rock star group (11)
24
Mark bringing flower back? This is sweet (6,4)
25
Forming a habit to ignore cold food ingredient (8)
27
Out loud, I refer to what the Observer must use (8)
Down
1
In the main, they catch personnel interrupting new temps in seconds (6,4)
2
Where Marxists govern, right-winger's brooding has such an effect (10)
3
Nancy's old serving man turned up to frame painting (5)
4
Artist acquires a bit of English capital (12)
6
Opt against playing, leaving golf course (9)
7
One cuts current outings with enchanting lady (4,6)
11
Not anticipating much, like Robin's correspondence with Doris? (4,3,2,3)
13
Return of cutter riding the waves on the drink (10)
14
Nicely trim dressing nurse cut on new patient (10)
16
Stealing hearts, music genre's poetic and lyrical (9)
21
Sign of decay but not the first (5)
22
Leader deposed by Jeb Bush oddly loses power (4)
23
Country bringing down current queen (4)