Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Extreme characters are initially seen in pub in market (6) 5 Nothing in newspaper backing common sense (4) 9 Mention island in madcap riddle (5) 10 Ride again, to use a bottle bank (7) 11 Loos are vandalised by spray can (7) 12 Discard, not initially, then throw out (5) 13 Gymnastics leader – girl is a tumbler (5) 15 Doctor, for example, first to sit in grounds (5) 20 Take the lid off a French hat (5) 22 Repositioning it bound to be questionable (2,5) 24 Being conspicuous entails alteration (7) 25 Page found in the correct order (5) 26 Jokes, they leave you speechless (4) 27 Key for cupboard (6)

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2 Phone software orders real clothing (7) 3 Ram iodine into Greek god (5) 4 Seldom trust soldiers first (6) 5 Peace-keepers turn up with plain type of energy (7) 6 Relative pronoun cleverly concealed (5) 7 Clear off with swollen-headed athlete (5) 8 Annoying person has nothing on – what sauce! (5) 14 Artillerymen with small papers distributed (7) 16 Almost rise with longing for opaque paint (7) 17 The pursuit of some equestrians (5) 18 Many drink up, seeing gun (6) 19 Knocks back drinks in bad mood (5) 21 Alice transforms her! (5) 23 Cord I knotted in Greek style (5)