CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Being more stylish, one missed the chinwag (6) 5 Pleasure journey in Stourbridge (4) 9 Some catarrh in one animal (5) 10 I mail it out to the civilian army (7) 11 Cat by water in French castle (7) 12 Dismal bishop gets disclosure (5) 13 Respond, and go on stage again? (5) 15 Apparently Richard concealed the poem (5) 20 Record book (5) 22 Learns a new cache of weapons (7) 24 One apprentice left with head complaint (7) 25 Rips off back-row pieces (5) 26 To hang around is a burden, we hear (4) 27 Death dies with me, tragically (6)

Down

2 Upset, seeing a barrier around it (7) 3 Model tights – but not these! (5) 4 Unconfirmed report that spirit belongs to us (6) 5 Longfellow might have found clothing in it (7) 6 Female relative losing head has to loosen up (5) 7 Track down the first running event (5) 8 Gaudy tintack you included (5) 14 Remark about frantic moment (7) 16 Variety of rock genius mixed with oxygen (7) 17 Language no one speaks? The French can (5) 18 Stepped up attack around south-east (6) 19 Some Chablis sometimes brings serene joy (5) 21 Return a chunk of modelling wood (5) 23 Swindle run on the inside? Get lost! (5)