CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Across

1. Tramp in unsteady fashion tried to skirt fine river (7)

5. One entering political group has equal status? (6)

9. Ducking game firstly held in awful din and fug (7)

10. Royal attendant missing first sign of this dispatch rider (7)

11. Old Turkish commander once more not at home (3)

12. Tree growths seen in deep bends around lake (4,7)

13. Trunk in back of compartment roughly (5)

14. Insect is tiresome thing just when touring France (9)

16. Concession by this reformed network has no proper reasoning (9)

17. Roman emperor starts to triumph in this ugly site (5)

19. Bandits upset Robert beginning to sell random little items (4,3,4)

22. Female pioneer is revered in part (3)

23. Revolutionary flag not quite genuine in African country (7)

24. Reflection, however, before introduction to topic (7)

26. Draw small two masted boat (6)

27. Sociable creature excited Don and Phil (7)

Down

1. Three notes by current worker refusing to obey authority? (7)

2. Alter direction in park for magical feat? (6,4,5)

3. Fool restricted

African language (3)

4. Trio on and off with information for comedian Seth (5)

5. Change in care, yup, relating to money (9)

6. Stir increased about university (5)

7. Intense struggle with society in later fortnight possibly (5,2,8)

8. Charlie getting out of practice is grouchy (6)

12. Inferior Indian’s first piece of fried bread (5)

14. Repeat too often small point on poem at front of hall (2,2,5)

15. A host broke solemn promises (5)

16. Newspaper employee allowed to lease a room? (6)

18. Line in tokens designed for equestrian Nick (7)

20. Demonic sort, one frequently with appeal (5)

21. Farm animal followed by Edward in Surrey town (5)

25. Lubricant in work initially ignored (3)