Times Cryptic #27268

2019-02-07

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Across

1a

Anti-war literary genre getting no opening in time gone by (8)

5a

Understood one in church recalled architectural style (6)

9a

Charm is maintained in most of chat with a guy (8)

10a

Soccer player: "Try a position" (6)

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12a

Variable assessment of trombone music? (7,5)

15a

No great contribution to film run (5)

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16a

Plan to attack fake story I want amended, after taking in newspaper (3,2,4)

18a

Expedition on board trendy craft going far? (9)

19a

Name assigned to god is a problematic point (5)

20a

Cheerful illumination requiring attentionskill to be brought in (5-7)

24a

What may be related to Siamese flower spike (6)

25a

American punished without full scrutiny? (2,6)

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26a

Risk pulling line from hanging item (6)

27a

Second church festival engages me for a study period (8)

Down

1d

Stone with hard core (4)

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2d

Loss of power after Liberal has infiltrated religious group (4)

3d

American unfavourably engaged in diminishing gunfire (9)

4d

Newspaper is source of coupons in footwear and bedding (7,5)

6d

Old doctor disposing of new instruments (5)

7d

A graduate in Northern city with facilities to make a racket (10)

8d

Fruit, very pleasant during middle of break (10)

11d

Reserve about Northern mood? Article shows lack of restraint (12)

13d

It's to be involved with pledge and a bit of commitment? (3,7)

14d

Shattering rocks put in alignment? (10)

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17d

No Communist to occupy flat in Parisian building (5-4)

21d

Bunk with sheet finally on ready (5)

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22d

European to allow twice the time (4)

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23d

Charge up, snatching one item (4)