CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Wretched European and old American pursuing quarry (7) 5. Intense fire wrecked church (6) 9. Minister acquires a source of energy (7) 10. Circle on globe almost identical to radius (7) 11. Eggs needed to make pavlova (3) 12. It covers tank and new perambulator but not book (6,5) 13. Hot rock’s good in degrees (5) 14. Instruction to campanologist sound familiar? (4,1,4) 16. Spooner’s fish get lost, bill footed by union (6,3) 17. Nocturnal mammal identified by piece of DNA on time (5) 19. Being nosy, I note question that is about visit abroad (11) 22. Superior navy vessel (3) 23. State in the style of ex-president, not Ohio (7) 24. Inedible part of meat girl set out (7) 26. Engineering graduate kept old saw (6) 27. It means fox is spotted, brutally hounded, cover blown (5-2)

Down

1. Play for each class (7) 2. London area service gala moved into new quarters (9,6) 3. Expose yogurt every so often (3) 4. Rugby confrontation needs backbone amateur’s lacking (5) 5. French Queen managed extremely capably in Channel (9) 6. Supply internet joke? (5) 7. Butcher to study catering business at home (7,8) 8. Painful experience or compromise (6) 12. Unfortunately American jet’s first to leave (5) 14. Carpet salesman managed department writer’s in (9) 15. Row takes place among regular guests (5) 16. After start of spring April turned out windy (6) 18. Sponsor tucks into fruit (7) 20. Picture that is captivating magazine (5) 21. Swapping parts, acquired stylish bar (5) 25. Hostile line cutting borders of Israel (3)