Across
1 Attack daily, say, from the rear (6)
4 Mammal having little power or balance (8)
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9 Hope for high praise (6)
10 A Parisian doesn’t like to poach? (8)
11 Person’s expression of mild annoyance (3,2,1,3)
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13 Free, toilets at end of esplanade (5)
14 When goat follows horse, perhaps (7,3,4)
17 Things in here are bound to be borrowed (7,7)
21 Vessel from China or Taiwan (5)
22 Batting team dismissed, comprehensively (6,3)
24 Water, alas, made impure (5,3)
25 Certainly not name of listener (2,4)
26 Open University about to make a proposal (8)
27 A new member returned, a woman (6)
Down
1 Outstanding performer, in form, to play (5,3)
2 Almost done in, lying beneath a tree (5)
3 Animal’s mistake crossing one river (7)
5 Actor, Sellers, won Oscar? Unlikely (5,6)
6 Quiet passageway leading to yard in Scottish town (7)
7 Maria, not a fickle lover (9)
8 Sounds like I allowed for a small opening (6)
12 Bandleader in valley around noon to meet factory owner (5,6)
15 Drunkard at home with it, a beer, possibly (9)
16 Panic this year in resort (8)
18 Absolutely boring group (4,3)
19 Retire for the night in base, lying on soft feathers (3,4)
20 Tried hotel in the past, after seeing small advertisement (3,1,2)
23 Corpulent old boy represented at the centre (5)