CRYPTIC CROSSWORD: NO. 28,579

Across

1 Rely on nerve in place of vessels being abandoned? (6,4)

6 Doctor imprisoned by a king out of control (4)

10 Alarm caused by article about photo? On the contrary (5) 11 Object to test (9) 12 New Delhi may be occupied by the French sex kitten (7)

13 Moved aside, chased by son (7)

14 Sharpe conceivably offering way of expressing things? (4,2,6)

18 Fool – he’s covering small business supplying dryers (7,5)

21 Traveller sees Prime Minister hugging single girl, shaken (7)

23 Business custom is to share accommodation (7)

24 Celebrate in song after the end of shambolic eatery (9)

25 Appearing in court, group may be distressed (5)

26 Belt of lava with sulphur at the head (4)

27 Servers with first-class locks (10)

Down

1 Offers must incorporate exercises for people, perhaps (6)

2 This, if ignoring his approach, is a mess (6)

3 Council putting writer in place (5,9)

4 Support workers making plays in court (9)

5 Gets close to answer, resolved to avoid women (5)

7 Details of independent article in Time (8)

8 Heavily involved with requirement in castle (4-4)

9 Southern Comedy Store is a shambles (14)

15 Insolence, interrupting fine talk about Republican in part of presentation (4,5)

16 Circle regularly selects requirements for mountaineers (3,5)

17 Criminal types may be terribly slow to accept prison sentence (8)

19 Humiliates military settlements, under attack at the outset (6)

20 Standing of university in branch of maths (6)

22 Mum looks down on tune used over one from a musical (5)