SIR LANCELOT'S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS 1 Laurel’s boxed average Greek fighters (8) 5 Pig devoured ace scrap of another beast (3,3) 9 Bun baked in layers with solar energy (8) 10 Company backed every right bit of a garment (6) 11 Brawl makes the writer seek shelter (5) 12 Small abode where party is held by creep stifling hollow laugh (9) 14 Sticking out in favour of worker eating potato (11) 18 Smart, also dead on the inside, taking this easy way of editing (3,3,5) 21 Opera on shore composed by hard labourer (9) 23 Tidy hospital seen below (5) 24 Linda’s sorted out an aid for pedestrians (6) 25 Stewed leeks, a large amount, and bones (8) 26 Gallivant around to obtain a contraption (6) 27 Member travelling by sea to military installation (4,4) DOWN 1 Magic word for opening Kent is identical (6) 2 Ran around with elderly composer (6) 3 Reopen hut after renovation at that point (9) 4 Friend of the stars is awfully mean to take eye medicine dispenser (4,7) 6 Cope badly on discovering Henry’s age (5) 7 Unexpected caller oddly loud in this mobile phone reception (8) 8 Became fond of conflict demo organisation taking time (6,2) 13 A prelude’s OK broadcast through this (11) 15 Always enter scrum with friend (9) 16 Perform song, taking in cover with an expression of displeasure (8) 17 Astonished, having gone in front after beginning (8) 19 Catchphrase of fellow rejecting portraits (6) 20 Risk article in two different churches (6) 22 Door part reduced scratching eventually (5)