Across
1 A U-boat, to begin with, has never exploded in German transport lanes (8)
5 Ancient vessel emptied, filled with fizzy wine (4,2)
10 Horrible baby’s malodorous sample (7)
11 You finally admitting dead pager’s broken? Perhaps get a new phone (7)
12 Piece of cloth on goolies? (5)
13 Tired, I cry about trendy street food (5,4)
14 Dean’s address is, surprisingly, never ever dry (4,8)
18 ‘Quakerism’ ... not ‘quaking’ ... ? (8,4) 21 If parties needing animation, drinks served beforehand (9)
23 Hellish character, government by the wealthy? Not half (5)
24 Country song I Eat Bananas lacking gravity (7)
25 Country dancing rodeo mostly welcoming cougar, oddly (7)
26 Knock off turbulent priest beforehand (6)
27 Rovers maybe making itinerant crusades (4,4)
Down
1 Set up in first pad, adolescent achieves accommodation (6)
2 Beckett character turns up, carrying finally, finally a tiny pooch (3,3)
3 In audition, smile I supposed to be welcoming expression (2,2,5)
4 Foal had idly relaxed in hay for time off (4-3,7)
6 Primarily, annoyed, narked, getting extremely ratty? (5)
7 ‘Where to drink, Everyman?’ (Everyman, at last, answers.) ‘When to drink?’ (8)
8 To start with, Nicomachus died in his home with painful sickness (3,5)
9 Army officers diverted stream in regions (14)
15 Poet represented azure pond (4,5)
16 Prepare for fight ... or settle (6,2)
17 Merit given by the Queen to traitor (8)
19 Cockney bruiser returns to wasteland (6)
20 Dates and locations for actions (6)
22 Nooky after pub: do you agree? (5)
