CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,608

Across

1 Bless errant ancestor entering church … (10)

6 … part of which is despairing somewhat when backsliding (4) 9 Criticise guests on vacation – they’re painful (5) 10 Deserve to bust docker (9) 12 Support for Cable from newspaper, European (9,4) 14 Firm regularly gets past deadlocks (8)

15 Lacking muscles, went topless (6)

17 60% of routine is odd (6) 19 Ink and water ruined jumper, perhaps (8)

21 Wheel tiny dodo out – it’s incurable (4-2-3-4)

24 At intervals, walked unsteadily (9)

25 Force terrible lie about politician (5)

26 French cheese, but not posh part (4)

27 Child has good accent, one warbles (10)

Down

1 Carry On Constable goes over expert’s head (4)

2 Vernon’s to perform in part without a break (3-4)

3 Musical style is gentle, say, in broadcast (4,9)

4 Stood down, and joined again (8)

5 Article cheers Greek character (5)

7 Suggest writing about work (7)

8 Fundamental part of detective’s catchphrase? (10)

11 Former teetotaller, not professional, is show-off (13)

13 Kitchen gadget – 51 nicker is ultimately expensive gear (10)

16 Cook too little grub initially for such as David (8)

18 Observe energy’s needed to lead the old dance (7)

20 Obscure cuttings found in empty envelope (7)

22 Keep side-splitting introductions for Stan and Ollie in trunk (5)

23 Positive place, America (4)