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ACROSS

1 Pets turn out to be a nuisance (4) 3 Swimmer has small hit? Nonsense (10) 9 King has unacceptable defeat (4) 10 Dishonesty at firm may ruin port, sadly (10) 11 Dilapidated prairie band dispersed (2,3,6) 15 Flower that’s besotted, on reflection (9) 17 Staring at a torn page (5) 18 Irritate woman, both old and young (5) 19 Compose, and nation acquires tempo (9) 20 Mere lad lies about Erin (7,4) 24 Turned hot, approximately or comprehensively (10) 25 Part of the Far East (4) 26 Celebrities shine at one (10) 27 Fix soldiers on the day (4)

DOWN

1 Certain spa designed for pet (7,3) 2 Inform about timber while asleep (10) 4 Gas round area (5) 5 Heard teacher succeeded and excelled (9) 6 Belonged to inept parade organisation (11) 7 Left tune at home (4) 8 Stop in time to have a beer (4) 12 Regular account in paper concerning harbour (5,6) 13 Asperities suffered in shop (10) 14 Previously forbade hen production (10) 16 Hunter of second key – Thor, perhaps (9) 21 Distribute a toll differently (5) 22 Party animal (4) 23 Big excursion round old desert (4)