Complete Clue List
Across
1. "Okay" heard at formal ceremony (5)
4. Bleed the freeloader (5)
7. Darn gap problematic for old-timer (7)
8. That is, reportedly, a brief view (3)
9. "Feel sorry" we hear, for Pooh's friend (3)
10. Slum it? Strangely, that's the acid test! (6)
13. Killjoy holds trouble
15. Back stroke? (3)
17. Ultimately knew the job, making a net (3)
19. Noisy insect sounds like poorly Lady Lovelace (6)
22. Formerly, looked back (3)
24. Officials embrace covert org. (3)
25. Unusually, do we bet on a duck's feet? (3-4)
26. Siren is a worry (5)
27. Assemble after Terce service (5)
Down
1. Elgar composition? Majestic! (5)
2. Gnat I squashed was a monster (5)
3. Put DIY straight to clean house (4,2)
4. Makeup artist from track going north (4)
5. I've no problem with poem's final stanza (5)
6. Light brown nut (5)
11. His heart could start egghead. Cool! (3)
12. Initially spied anatomical container (3)
14. Pail I'd filled contains maximum (3)
16. Tone of lumberjack's cry (6)
17. Religion reportedly involving woven willow (5)
18. Nawab could be East African boss (5)
20. Note a way to make amends (5)
21. Ignore the odds in Kabul Drift examination (5)
23. Guru nearly felt dizzy (4)