CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Fencer lately reviewed praise for swords (7)

5. Some delicious almonds and fish (6)

9. Outside broadcast cuts improper terms for criminal (7)

10. Dancer among friends is by a road in a messy state (7)

11. Welshman gets to stop on radio (3)

12. Forgive second group of players or vent one’s feelings? (3,3,5)

13. Learner at home saving a time for ancient language (5)

14. Pair arranged this work acquiring new source of cards etc.? (5,4)

16. Significant stone found around large quarry (6,3)

17. Travel twice with liberal Russian writer (5)

19. Rebellious side in debt possibly having acquired nothing (11)

22. Centre of activity starts to have umpteen backers (3)

23. Contentious reason behind opening of exhibition (7)

24. Doctor in gear around institute in African country (7)

26. Receive over the internet something in a channel? (6)

27. Engineer later entering island yard in angry fashion (7)

Down

1. Shape differently way accepted by relative (7)

2. Trains, say, ban culprits getting unruly over drink (6,9)

3. Dine in fine atrium (3)

4. Young fish from river in wild parts (5)

5. Mean figure covering town in north Wales (9)

6. Very many charges (5)

7. Working on two points excited Arab, perhaps, acting arrogantly (2,4,4,5)

8. Prepare for exercise and conflict with male in the lead (4,2)

12. Actress Jessica is close to stopping in country road (5)

14. A dim peer stupidly limiting parking? It’s an unrealistic wish (4,5)

15. Fixed source of trouble correctly without introduction (5)

16. Poorly tagged gismo (6)

18. Place for titles on a temporary basis? (7)

20. Nameless person with top for exercise in light brown (5)

21. Boredom spread in June after Jack left (5)

25. Board game associated with a part of India (3)