No 9, A crossword for a Friday

Set by: Robin

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Across

1 Doctor's allocation is oddly classy eel, Howard. (8)
5 Abe curtly pronounced "travel by boat to descend the rock face" (6)
9 Best cut short final demands before end of universe (8)
10 Joy sounds lifeless when bankrolled (6)
11 Get rid of ornamental fabric fastener (8)
12 Briefly honour pine rectangle (6)
14 Look, a dance around a vegetable! (10)
18 Next season, pig minister will go to pieces without me (10)
22 For a new type of cuisine, first fry unusually salty particle (6)
23 Toddler sits next to line of soldiers (8)
24 Dawdle and hesitate after work is disrupted (6)
25 Bell tolls grip artist composing mythical creatures (8)
26 Yesterday, the German removed and readjusted a property of bread (6)
27 Epic spud exploded and made things more exciting (6,2)

Down

1 At first called husband podgy (6)
2 In London, a small amount of whisky is shaken and surrounded by light (6)
3 Softly begin loving hint (6)
4 Expect insect and I to drink noisily before having eaten (10)
6 A sad feathered friend? (8)
7 The destination is crazy, dope inn followed by dinner, apparently (3,5)
8 A blend of tea was briefly made queen (4,4)
13 Cage soldier on a boat to develop writing skills (10)
15 Operate absolutely effectively (8)
16 Metal tips of iron, copper and cauliflower, perhaps (8)
17 Pub with zero money is blameless (8)
19 Stars smack in the middle of pavement (6)
20 Gaped at holy man on wild dare (6)
21 Sets sights on middle of bullseye, supposedly (4,2)

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