1a
Plot prepared by criminals, leading to robbery at sea
(10)
6a
One who wrote of love endlessly, in detail at first
(4)
9a
State having abandoned function backed a routine singing style
(10)
10a
Republican overwhelmed by giant drink
(4)
12a
Old fish market scandal over presentation of accounts?
(12)
15a
Expert in body of stories — first about cat
(9)
17a
Weapon used by bird of prey in brutal onslaught
(5)
18a
Capital husband invested in food retail outlet
(5)
19a
Haggard chap with singular description of horse without jockey
(9)
20a
Unsettling experience involving lab specimens and wine
(7,5)
24a
Man on board's obscene material spoken of
(4)
25a
Various items: a lot seen around one's place of confinement
(10)
26a
Splendid introduction to radio — live
(4)
27a
Fine woollen cloth Irish found in Kentucky pool
(10)
Down
1d
Audience's drink finds clown!
(4)
2d
It may be Blue or White, nothing else to begin with
(4)
3d
Stingy priest clutching the writer's promissory notes
(12)
4d
Charge pounds to see a musteline mammal
(5)
5d
Working doctor with niece regularly wearing tiara
(9)
7d
Poems about a sick French king's palace
(10)
8d
Followed loch, showing persistence
(10)
11d
How obscure coteries all stray, ultimately?
(12)
13d
Garden designer touches down with something that may be cut
(10)
14d
One sits out with everyone on river
(10)
16d
Curious airs displayed by chosen member of ancient ethnic group
(9)
21d
Trick old copper in outskirts of Hastings
(5)
22d
Church body a Welshman set up
(4)
23d
Extremely happy and profitable promotion
(4)
