SIR LANCELOT'S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Guarantee given to tumbler that clearly does not go to pieces (6,5) 8 Food gone off before one (5) 9 Being more relaxed, describing a singe perhaps (6,3) 11 Getting thin in the process, rode around bush (8) 12 Hats worn by graduate will produce complaint (6) 14 Biblical son initially shocked at the translation (4) 15 Relieved no longer to be taken by catchy bit of a song (3,3,4) 18 Settlements to finish off women? This appears hollow (10) 19 Pop singer seen in lower half of Hawaiian resort (4) 21 Likes New Jersey and Ohio? Yes, travelling around (6) 23 Rest, uncomfortably digesting fish from provider of the Trout (8) 25 Star is wildly ravenous, eating a single pea we hear (9) 26 Extreme dairy product with the top removed (5) 27 Spy bracelet that’s come loose, not in an undignified way (11)

DOWN

1 Thought and took legal action about gamble on Tuesday (9) 2 Show off Florida relative (6) 3 The roof support absorbs energy from that point (10) 4 Georgia’s power makes one express surprise (4) 5 Die horribly after Angus composed a religious piece (5,3) 6 Deadly sin makes you quiet about much (5) 7 Super ornamentation around weapon container for the chairmen (12) 10 Barbecue food for Francis, the crazy surfer taking time (12) 13 Have a say about boat that is needed by politicians (10) 16 Spending plenty Lou might describe his actions this way (9) 17 Towards you at first, stumbling at six feet (3,5) 20 Community player to be brought on with vigorous rub (6) 22 Dallas villain captures primate, the funny fellow (5) 24 Religious leader is quiet and not quite frank (4)