Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

3. 8. 9. Bias Repeated Potentially spilt chocolate at caused pithead machine sound explosive by (9) red from (4) juice the 10. journals? It’s should not be just (9) spoilt that fun by a 11. tune! In such (6) a task, editors may be requested to appear (5) 14. Assign everything to return (5) 15. Get up! It will please the worker! (4) 16. The marks left by a vehicle in a ship (5) 18. Girl remains when 100 of the pupils leave (4) 20. There’s quite a bit to this game (5) 21. Get twenty runs? (5) 24. Confidential information again held by religious group (6) 25. Remember to gather again (9) 26. Intend to be stingy (4) 27. Limp out: there’s nothing to a telephone call except begging (9)

DOWN

1. 2. 4. 5. 6. Worthy Is Bring Girl’s Motorist again? imprudent? not trousers up making (9) - on the can course? (9) back be a (5) move put (4) (6) 7. 9. I Fail cook leave to (4) hit the the principal target about visibility twice (5) initially - poor 11. Conscious of fighting between Anglican and Episcopalian heads (5) 12. It’s not true, editor got mixed up with STD! (9) 13. Going off with a bang to journalist’s job? (9) 17. The French in the group experience cold weather (5) 19. Where the pupils grow larger but never contract? (6) 22. With which the head of state draws the line? (5) 23. Expression which has its end in 19 (4) 24. Scrutinise some Post Offices’ cancellations (4)