ACROSS

1.

Being humorous without a point is causing dissention (8)

5.

Little devil to play a part in a hit (6)

9.

Back animal in the Spanish thrust (5)

10.

Change rupee; Dart leaving (9)

12.

Lost her, perhaps, where gun is kept (7)

13.

Left out glove in the Oxford English Dictionary? (7)

14.

Changing around coaches loses one a place (13)

17.

Temporarily, for seeing a friend (13)

21.

Ship trapped by pink one in Antarctic water (4,3)

23.

A dangerous glance at sinful organ (4,3)

24.

Watch it coming back to me with a portion (9)

25.

Encouraged old city about getting out of greed (5)

26.

Fears the wiggling of adders (6)

27.

And others around here would be spiritual (8)

DOWN

1.

Very dirty hit: fly squashed (6)

2.

A strange talent in company of old master (9)

3.

Form I retain in inactivity (7)

4.

Inadequately value forming a true sediment (13)

6.

Bird has one for a cocktail (7)

7.

Grown in overhead ultraviolet (5)

8.

Walking on head of elephant in barter (8)

11.

Bond follows word declaration (13)

15.

It climbs three miles for US colleges (3,6)

16.

Worked on music drama with Edward (8)

18.

Dull and unconscious after I spin out (7)

19.

Free time for the French one is definite (7)

20.

Medieval system of fuel: ad was wrong (6)

22.

Many found in some flower (5)

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