Across
1 Sergeant major, breaking phone, becomes gloomy (6)
4 Teach group to make a model railway (5,3)
9 Complain in western type of joint (6)
10 Eastern girl, a really heartless spy (8)
11 Type of cricket clue with dash (3-3-3)
13 Scoffed at in course of poetic evening (5)
14 Argument over supremo with excellent liquid assets (7,7)
18 Gaming machine in dated bar— endless money involved (3-5,6)
20 Perfect suggestion by learner driver (5)
22 Tested public opinion, as aviator did? (4,1,4)
24 It’s fishy, comic’s temper tantrum (5,3)
25 Clothes worn initially in pews (6)
26 High-ranking officials decorate section of orchestra (3,5)
27 ‘Times’ term, an outstanding example (6)
Down
1 Duke won’t now broadcast in city centre (8)
2 Runner, representative to cut corners (5)
3 Conductor losing son in a South American country (9)
5 Firework, too large to be brought into court! (5,6)
6 I prosecute after second matter (5)
7 Clever character produces a piece of plastic that stores data (5,4)
8 Testing hearing (6)
12 Mostly recreation, in travelling funfairs, for urchins (11)
15 As good as gold? Not quite, us! (7-2)
16 Suffering from how poor performers perform? (2,1,3,3)
17 Emphasised editor is under pressure (8)
19 Up-to-the-minute intelligence prior to strike (4,2)
21 One supplying eggs for plate? (5)
23 Mental picture of him, a goalkeeper (5)
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