GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

(27,563) ACROSS

1 Governor took place in parliament, talking rhythmically (6) 5 Flowery death met with honour in past (8) 9 Fish to go off course, one no good getting caught (8) 10 Fellow who preaches in a Dartmoor location? (6) 11 Mate getting into top position (4) 12 Man’s snored dreadfully — feature of irregular noise (10) 13 Any girl, sadly, won’t want one bent like an old man (6) 14 Soldiers in each group will get legal right (8) 16 Person admitting deficiency, right person to knock on door (5,3) 19 Attack that’s kept quiet or loud? (6) 21 Majority that’s associated with a bit of pride? (5,5) 23 My word, a hospital that helps sick children! (4) 24 Run a sequence of jobs (6) 25 Race around holding letter finally found at back of study in a cupboard (8) 26 Group having to deal with a letter? (8) 27 Mockery making one Christian organisation weary (6)

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2 Dish me up Latinate ten? Such is X! (15) 3 Hostility must be managed on playing area, curtailed (7) 4 Artist shows doorkeeper holding light pencil (9) 5 What’s almost too difficult for church singer (7) 6 Trump’s unacceptable act (5) 7 Bone in back — er, it’s one at the front! (7) 8 Electronic music device that could make rest home so zingy (4,11) 15 Chemical agents more frequently carried by ship (9) 17 Tin and lead fused in scientific unit (7) 18 Avoiding professional expertise to conceal cunning government style (7) 20 Increase of good chaps in a union after upheaval (7) 22 Support belief son will rise to the top (5)