Times Cryptic #26966

2018-02-20

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Across

1a

Sign of error with repair makes one irritable (10)

6a

An element of unknown, batting first for change (4)

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9a

Record for auditors comparatively feeble denial (10)

10a

Flipping onion making you cry! (4)

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12a

Issue of accident-prone doctor being raised with others? (6,8)

14a

Frenchman landing place with royal backing (6)

15a

Everyone's awake early, evidently, and readily available (2,1,5)

17a

Hardly surprising, snow on Derry's walls (2,6)

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19a

Slips tailored with oriental fabric (6)

22a

Chap is, note, visibly embarrassed after getting important letter? (10,4)

24a

Briefly, Louis XIV ruined (4)

25a

African no longer in sin bin, say, fouled outside area (10)

26a

Put out someone to grass (4)

27a

Partner no longer can pour drinks one put out (10)

Down

1d

Hand over ear's observed incorrectly? (4)

2d

Leg needing support to land (7)

3d

Sir sits alone, sadly, in this? (12)

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4d

Group in circulation taking train where air travel the norm (6)

5d

What Italian repeated in front of Poles and people in Russia (8)

7d

Ancient place not well ventilated, on reflection (7)

8d

Rambling in Feb stopping potholer's winter depression? (5,5)

11d

Film excerpt left in capturing sound of horses' hooves (4-8)

13d

Cooler, more easy-going (4,6)

16d

Contest broadcast on TVin which case something valuable? (5,3)

18d

Trucker's wife doomed? (7)

20d

Ham is twice mistaken for fish dish (7)

21d

One skims the drink: Black Russian, amusingly? (3,3)

23d

Rum for one to steal (4)