Across
1 Employees receiving nod resolved deadlock (5-3)
5 Bullet ends in target under tree (6)
9 Clubs in chains (5)
10 Company managed decline, losing large frequency (9)
12 One dispute, a perfect example, beset by hollow scorn (13)
15 Case about skill with clear, good English (9)
16 Fish paste trader carries (5)
17 Plain across middle of plateau (5)
19 Search clothing when that is most uncomfortable (9)
21 Tax in store, price that’s bad for part of nation’s economy (7,6)
23 Profound corruption of real theft (9)
24 Crumbs soldier provided for dog (5)
26 Walk out on wasteland (6)
27 Innocent yen to follow river put into action (4-4)
Down
1 Propagandist distorted drop in cost (4,6)
2 Fuss caused by commercial, then nothing (3)
3 Beginning to doubt psychic power, express loss of hope (7)
4 Figure after fashion defending country honestly (4,3,6)
6 Beef, say, about broadcast made ahead of time (3,4)
7 Part from emperor endlessly breaking agreement (11)
8 Feel dizzy and look unpleasantly upset (4)
11 Solution mostly found in bond with man offering drink (5,2,6)
13 Conceal pressure on places in film scripts (11)
14 Architect crazy about singular style at home (10)
18 Swindler’s wits exercised on odd parts of theory (7)
20 Slight cut in region of atmosphere (7)
22 Drop building in garden? (4)
25 Beam up in shiny armour (3)
