CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Weather etc. heading west over SA capital (7) 5. Old soldiers love visiting Switzerland or Thailand (6) 9. Call by US city to spend extravagantly (4,3) 10. Joined game with daughter (7) 11. Row in no-go area (3) 12. Dent made after delivery, not by bullet going astray (5,6) 13. Last ornament on roof I removed (5) 14. British seem to accept Dutch veto in place of vital supplies (5,4) 16. One hopes somehow to hire uniform for public event (4,5) 17. 20 went away to collect unusual drink (5) 19. He moans about good French secretary’s old copier (6,5) 22. Occasionally doing some archaeology? (3) 23. A round house I pack loose cabbage (3,4) 24. Propose gold for diorama (7) 26. London team’s pitch (6) 27. Plug in these funny ear phones (7)

Down

1. Scrub all old fellows supporting college (4,3) 2. Harry runs in race — clothing split, he finds cover (9,6) 3. Fuss initially around reception (3) 4. Praise section from Essex to Lincolnshire (5) 5. Solve clue about weird hobby in wee room (9) 6. Poem has always interested Kyoto university leaders (5) 7. Dexterity maybe a feature of most players? (5-10) 8. Baltic port distributes sand Greek sent round (6) 12. Belly ached terribly, producing this with delay? (5) 14. Plan sad picture (9) 15. Stop ruminants eating top of thistles (5) 16. Busy firm put up trophy by end of May (6) 18. Turn over husband in tent to find dessert (7) 20. Buff coach and horses at regular intervals (5) 21. Typical dog’s way to catch Charlie? (5) 25. It supports group of verte brae (3)