Guardian Cryptic #28498

2021-07-15

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Across

1a

Film Aussie's welcome to screen about animal (9,3)

9a

Practised fitting coats of Parisian (5)

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10a

Bravado deserted guilty party (7-2)

11a

It's viewed as what followed Labour's Callaghan era? (7)

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12a

Store silicon in warehouse (7)

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13a

Rough copies spread in clergyman's office (10)

15a

Ancient Middle East kingdom, way back (4)

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18a

Frank or Stuart more than once plugs American news channel (4)

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19a

Early period in 1 across? (5,5)

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22a

Inclination to leave out the front entrance (7)

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24a

Theatre about to host prancing Tina Turner? (7)

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25a

Curiously wild at greeting a crashing bore (5,4)

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26a

Eyeballs possibly globes, but not black (5)

27a

At lido, pose in pants? It's what strippers do (12)

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Down

1d

A pope's man metamorphosed in a novel (9)

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2d

Away fixture is better (8)

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3d

Jog in a revealing state around Germany's capital (5)

4d

Point grasped by star American historian (9)

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5d

Almost caught flu (6)

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6d

Debates lacking energy in the Guardian (5)

7d

Return of Puck with wonderful puzzle (6)

8d

Mechanical saw bishop lifted (6)

14d

It may be shot or longer drink, holding a party (9)

16d

Drug from figure with a short amount of coke (9)

17d

Composer from Britain penning number one (8)

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18d

People staying dry without a bit of clothing in scripture (6)

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20d

Refuse to carry hard kind of metal (6)

21d

Hammer in part of building work (6)

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23d

Naughty so-and-so, say, twirling bum (5)

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24d

Letters of Euripides showing devout image (5)