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ACROSS

1 The new Spar’s got fruit for a summer pudding (5)

4 Booming voice actor Brian is leading a charmed life (7)

8 Chats about the French in the Swiss lodges (7)

9 Bit of heat shown in a weather map (5)

10 More weird – rode round and round centre of Cardiff (5)

11 The delicate colour of grandpa’s telephone (6)

14 The maple cocktail will be more than enough (5)

16 A Scottish cop is sitting in an Ayrshire bus (5)

18 Not complicated? But it could make me slip! (6)

21 Polo-neck the CEO discarded to fetch the cheap wine (5)

24 The wee bouncer is just a lightweight (5)

25 Not a professional but part of the team at Euros (7)

26 Officially permit the silence to be broken (7)

27 Take a few of the pastas – typically yummy (5)

DOWN

1 A stick of seaside confectionery for Mr Hudson (4)

2 A dustpan gets thrown to the solo comedian at the mic (5-2)

3 “Now, you listen to me!” Look in this place (3,4)

4 Bankrupt with a head-and-shoulders statue (4)

5 A swirly patterned Artex has to be a bonus (5)

6 What do you do in a sauna? We sat relaxed (5)

7 Knock down and smash his model (8)

12 Woman who’ll take

you to court? (3)

13 The last boor staggered towards a seat in the pub (3,5)

15 A friend popped up to see the cat’s favourite place (3) 16 Rant about Eli relying on another (7)

17 Doctor Ken bars people who work in the Clydesdale, for example (7)

19 The guy briefly in charge is nutty as a fruitcake (5)

20 Get some extra shuteye in an Elie inn (3,2)

22 A green gemstone is just a delightful export primarily (4)

23 Ray supports the first of the fighters in a brawl (4)