CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Content to leave rude part about extremely unpopular close of Hair revival (12)

9 Round back of material, secure pleat in cloth tied round head (9)

10 China organised bringing back internal dynasty of Gormenghast (5)

11 Item of formal wear right for Knox, who paid for 9Dn’s quarry (6)

12 No point in botched privatisation for manager of restricted flight area (8)

13 Establish securely – or not bad after mid-September (6)

14 Total amount of £1000 aggregate? (5,3)

17/22 Bar battering fish is said to lack cover (2,6,5)

19 The greater part of Moscow contains first-class tile patterns (6)

21 Poor sense of smell wrecked Mayo ship (8) 23 Small change mostly I left in drawer (6) 25 Novelist goes west in chartered aeroplane (5)

26 Strange way to film double household (3-6) 27 Rare plant found on the Firth’s shore, it’s announced (7,5)

DOWN

2 Town supporting drug racket, where 9Dn carried on (9)

3 Experience less work (7)

4 Man in Capablanca’s corner? (4) 5 Potholers collecting occasional dead bodies (8)

6 Impress deeply, being at home before downpour after midnight (7)

7 Mitchison is initially nervous about operator’s maintenance instructions (5)

8 A nuclear partner describes how to 18Dn a 24Ac (12)

9 Rub up against Irish footballer playing hard to get inside 1Ac men (5,3,4)

15 See 24

16 Arranged ad tie-in with a national drink (5,3) 18 Splinter group inspector’s first to take apart 24Dn (7)

20 Intimidate for eight days, when last couple leave? (7)

22 See 17 Across

24/15 Stealing remains a grave offence after uncovering a plot (4,9)