Across
1
Soldiers to yield or retreat (6)
4
Danger with mist almost coming to a road (6)
9
Soon minister in cathedral will get caught out (4)
10
Branch of learning — I have to be expressing personal ideas (10)
11
Religious writings featured in Dave's talks (6)
12
Finish with this writer in editing (8)
13
Process apt to go wrong, ignoring ace candidates (9)
15
Celebrity making one gawp endlessly (4)
16
Nasty smell from river — no good (4)
17
Getting tough, wanting drug reduced (9)
21
Crazy male's out to become close buddy (4,4)
22
Greatly appreciating French wine, as recorded in diary (6)
24
Inconclusive result, game being one that goes up and down (10)
25
Racing at Epsom — number of spectators squeezed in (4)
26
Glum little Maureen got out of bed (6)
27
Entered cinema, excitedly (4,2)
Down
1
Summarise journey with six deliveries? (3,4)
2
Sticks containers outside back of house (5)
3
Flu? Daughter is calm (7)
5
Everyone embraces first female to get academic qualification (1,5)
6
An old rocker and a similar rocker placed in an earlier time (9)
7
Wonderful king who wanders around with a rod? (7)
8
We'll drink to these, showing absurdly fab trendiness (6,7)
14
It's blooming newspaper floating on river? (9)
16
Set of instructions for US TV show? (7)
18
Deep depression around area — tree sinks into it (7)
19
Churchill is victorious — then not, after upset (7)
20
Ministers spared criminal (6)
23
Very fit — also dim (5)