CRYPTIC CROSSWORD No. 16,836

ACROSS: 1 Pendant. 5 Indigo. 9 Tendril. 10 Show-off. 11 Ego. 12 Expenditure. 13 Tempi. 14 Graveyard. 16 Dismantle. 17 Decor. 19 Fair-weather. 22 Urn. 23 Manacle. 24 Regatta. 26 Edward. 27 Lamarck. DOWN: 1 Patient. 2 Noncommissioned. 3 Air. 4 Tulip. 5 Insinuate. 6 Dhoti. 7 Globular cluster. 8 Offend. 12 Erica. 14 Gets ahead. 15 Elder. 16 Defame. 18 Ransack. 20 Wicca. 21 Horal. 25 Gym.