Observer Everyman

Across

1. Refined charisma, a thing of the past (8) 5. With weapon? Not I packing heat (6) 10. Composer with practically modest, humble dwelling (7) 11. Rejecting queen, marquess turns philosopher (7) 12. Ad-libs entrance, getting around playwright (5) 13. Section of cathedral undergoing renovation for a long time (5,4) 14. Australia hadn’t thrown Test; England missing bowler – perhaps? End of story! (3,5,4) 18. ... but a stem cell could become salad ingredient (5,7) 21. Take advantage of past boyfriend when something goes bad (3-2,4) 23. Get rid of quiet, accommodating Republican (5) 24. Belittle English in German leaflet (7) 25. Horny male wanting introduction, wearing come-hither look: withdraw! (4,3) 26. Enjoy a condiment (6) 27. Pants with pockets (8)

Down

1. A posh couple’s help (2,4) 2. Short, extremely seemly gesture (6) 3. A mountain range, a mountain range (9) 4. Decent type with soft heart, health for the most part failing (4,2,3,5) 6. Old-fashioned stove favoured once more (5) 7. Mania on vacation: ‘1,000 insects! Enormous creatures!’ (8) 8. Think twice about abandoning cultivated aesthetic (8) 9. Fabulous officer in range set out to discharge gun shot (8,6) 15. Scare about European Union suppressing retrograde imperial weight: blimey (5,4) 16. Awkwardly struggle with fish (8) 17. Take case from Edam before getting crackers and cheese (8) 19. Asian city where movie villain returns to get minerals (6) 20. Tory PM’S barren lands (6) 22. Stay up to let in eastern poet (5)