Across
Numbers etc in head, American writer (6)
State whether it's high and rocky (6)
25a
Certainly not right under, a survivor? (4,4)
One's played blooming hard, pirate claims (5,5)
27a
Test match, I say! (6,1,5)
Barrier long gone, go and dive (8)
Spend during holidays? (5,4)
See 16
15a
Wet plant drooping originally, floater almost gobbled by equine (4,4)
Drunk is too big to catch learner, student of life (9)
Renouncing faith, a job say to convert? (8)
Trash unduly beating event (6)
Actual gore spilt, one putting things in order (10)
See 9
Key with a tenant, runner collects (6)
See 11
Down
Fast predator, shark reportedly? (7)
Angelic kids, stroke one (5)
Improve the consistency of a type of paint (7)
Last of water in a pump, say — drying off perhaps? (6)
Shy hosts outing young man (9)
Mosquito bites disgusting, if you ask me (7)
19d
A quid? There! (3,4,2,4,4,3,5,2)
Gastropod comes down on spike (4,5)
See 8
After all, not entirely like a branch? (7)
See 8
Plan in the morning to get up, then fish (3,3)
Strap gripped by teeth, on gums (5)
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