CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Choose a gaseous element that’s ground-breaking (7) 5. To smoke outside is deterred (3,3) 9. One probing injured seaman’s forgetfulness (7) 10. Elegantly line out around farmhouse (2,5) 11. Discharge a member of church (3) 12. Fussy old very short vehicle with dodgy fuel (11) 13. Workers return during each evacuation (5) 14. Chap circles roof, measuring progress with this? (9) 16. Rhino, say, extremely heavy, badly cramped outside (9) 17. Live and prosper, lacking nothing (5) 19. Gypsy is married, inspiring bizarre artistic movement (11) 22. Makeshift boat heading off towards the back (3) 23. Enterprising police arrest a lot on way back (7) 24. Do turn left in Kent perhaps (7) 26. Nasty disease, so inject young patients at first (6) 27. Tsarina, femme fatale without any time (7)

Down

1. Calm spot to hold a tango (7) 2. Defraud R & D fund that’s guiltily paid back (10,5) 3. Like nursing small animal (3) 4. Wipe out a language externally (5) 5. Quiet incomer arranged to house daughter in Wales, say (9) 6. Stunner Anita’s erudite to some extent (5) 7. Leave airport, then head out across lake and lose it (3,3,3,6) 8. Priest led astray by a Republican huckster (6) 12. Flaubert’s madame bans British egg supplier (5) 14. PC isn’t trained to guard playground areas in city (9) 15. It transmits encrypted memo across Germany (5) 16. Display notice in standard English (6) 18. Estate agents’ correspondence (7) 20. Stirring hymn about debut of pretty young woman (5) 21. Legally children are publishing (5) 25. Writer’s introduction to persistently annoying child (3)