Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Teach me manoeuvres in

chopper (7)

5 Limp returns during very poor

dancing (6)

9 Golfer sliced over heart of

green, pin at front (7)

10 Note: it’s unaffected (7)

11 Group of people instigating

change in Europe (3)

12 Handle instrument playing

largo in vain (6,5)

13 Circular shell (5)

14 Various eggs or rice (not

good) included in these? (9)

16 Perfect, like clear 13 at Badminton? (9)

17 European item among 14

perhaps (5)

19 I run a TV only spasmodically

and against my will (11)

22 People climb it in national

park (3)

23 Oriental ware that’s cream

and orange (7)

24 In effect, some spot cafe

director coming back (2,5)

26 Get rid of obstruction in river

(6)

27 Youth leader breaks radio,

leading to harsh rule (7)

DOWN

1 It makes your neck warmer

and damper (7)

2 Subjects Evita flunked in history? (10,5)

3 Angling gadget releases river

fish (3)

4 Keen on taking up Caribbean

music, not golf (5)

5 Hairy secret agent on CBBC

loses money and energy (9)

6 Beat leaders in the Open? (5)

7 Bird of prey frightened of

replacing erne (9,6)

8 They’re in bed in famous suite,

wasting euros (6)

12 Remain at end of seat using

this in bathroom? (5)

14 Fruit and an egg (scrambled)

sustain Athenian briefly (9)

15 It’s oddly easy to recite composition (5)

16 Insubstantial films edited

before end of July (6)

18 You said Henry split £25 — it

sounds good (7)

20 Thelma’s friend free of one

parasite (5)

21 Inspect car on time (5)

25 Evergreen company loses

millions (3)