cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1 Peacekeepers journey without

leader and get separated (7)

5 Companion endlessly brought

back decoy (6)

9 United men finally get

equipped outside (7)

10 British drive about and flourish (7)

11 Apple made attractive computers primarily (3)

12 Tsar at home demoting English line (11)

13 Dustin Hoffman film mentioned African people (5)

14 Put back controls on gallery

(9)

16 Lacking humour, posh guy

backs drug-taking (9)

17 Legs straddle one? That

brings tears to your eyes (5)

19 Flipping game had too many

knowing signals (11)

22 Conservative party’s leading

medic (3)

23 Print without funny 22 in it

(7)

24 Youngish green tea brewed

without recipe (7)

26 Former stableman stole nuts

randomly at first (6)

27 Padre’s servant locked in

sideboard (7)

DOWN

1 Scruffy individual in Paris

saved about a million (7)

2 Grandad’s actions damaged

bucket (4,4,3,4)

3 Box turns up containing a

vessel (3)

4 Vow to scrub top shelf (5)

5 Incorporating English doctor’s

sport (9)

6 Worn out, like American cars?

(5)

7 I assumed Canadian miners relocated first statesmen (8,7)

8 Temperature indicator seen wavering at zero? Not half (6)

12 Cube encased in gold – the

last word in Paris (5)

14 Artist bathing? It could ruin

his alfresco work (9)

15 Boss managed to recruit new

superior types (5)

16 Busy with northern New

Orleans residential area (6)

18 Such power becomes vague after early exchange of letters (7)

20 Handy marketeer’s way of

labelling slimming food? (5)

21 Made record famous (5)

25 Female students leave flat at

both ends (3)