Times Cryptic #26687

2017-03-31

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Across

1a

Reason to fight roughly, with suspicion libel involved (5,5)

6a

Moguls' capital invested in bargains from the east (4)

9a

Try to prevent dance craze gripping university (10)

10a

Nothing stops just fight (4)

12a

Accordingly dressed in pants in case it's warm (12)

15a

Choice between wood and bird is problem for rambler in US? (9)

17a

I'm not impressed, getting over River Don (5)

18a

Go astray, admitting touching femme fatale (5)

19a

See-through clothing for dancers worn by extremely prudish clergymen? (9)

20a

Notion about future tense restricting new sentence (12)

24a

Back away from national flag (4)

25a

Cops occupying room for very low rate (6,4)

26a

Cheers about error from defence giving cover for Caesar (4)

27a

Old boy's drunk malt whiskey, putting away litres (10)

Down

1d

Firm notice about closing bars (4)

2d

Insolence from two Nazi groups (4)

3d

Maybe Shylock, with fury, going after society's privileged youth (6,6)

4d

Top symbol of home ground, (5)

5d

Cricket side misses the deadline to make rules (9)

7d

Grand entertainers and party person providing chilling entertainment? (5,5)

8d

Adversary of Chartist in wanting reform (10)

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11d

No trouble covering stone and pottery with a mass of water (4,5,3)

13d

Fancy a beer, getting in round when trouble starts (10)

14d

A good composer filled with wine abroad is distressing (10)

16d

Rolling in cash, yet exhibiting doubt (9)

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21d

One cutting hair in a state (5)

22d

Perhaps she's governed India? (4)

23d

Socially progressive article in French paper (4)

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