Observer Everyman

Across

1. Bone, article left with waterless earthy stuff (8)

5. Spots king wearing glasses (6)

9. Steal dossier mostly about hospital (5)

10. Hut people demolished, being crazy (2,3,4)

12. Raise opinion and reflect - the driver needs it (4-4,6)

13. Clear, endlessly wicked impression (7)

15. Passage, wide perhaps, beside court (7)

17. Bird strikes back, joining quarrel (7)

19. Songs from soldiers for instance protecting border (7)

21. Plain and simple herb once prepared (14)

24. Flute that’s loud and played a lot with glee (9)

25. Furious pace getting one in front (5)

26. Wandered from route around Middle East (6)

27. Good treatment of our soil? Magnificent (8)

Down

1. Progressives in past breaking resolution (9)

2. Tree in tribal sanctuary (5)

3. Very entertained by composer with energy in place in Normandy (2,5)

4. Article during revolution offering a better hope? (8,5)

6. Nonsense following support for clown (7)

7. Sweet end of tale after crazy upset during conversation (9)

8. Check stalk (4)

11. Unreliable medium chaps follow? Not I (13)

14. Beloved home before noon or at middle of day (9)

16. Flat lacking refinement (9)

18. Full answer nearly given by alien leader of expedition (7)

20. More irritable group raised row (7)

22. Live drama involving a party (5)

23. At a distance, some loaf around (4)