| Clues across |
| 1 | Too many buildings seen in photo spoiled by such treatment (15) |
| 9 | Disorganised, ice-hockey loses last three characters having resounding quality (6) |
| 10 | How trouble starts? Occupying the throne, we’re told, but acting as a teacher (8) |
| 11 | Animal in poor team returns first class, causing bad blood (8) |
| 12 | Places one thing inside another, in groups (6) |
| 13 | Rotter, surrounded by spies, produces insect (6) |
| 15 | Poorly grounded and always beaten (8) |
| 18 | Polariscope splits any laser (8) |
| 19 | “Recipe?” we hear sixteenth character chuckle (6) |
| 20 | Checked by animal doctor? (6) |
| 23 | Problem with eye producing drop of water (8) |
| 25 | One lantern damaged inside (8) |
| 26 | Pals in trouble to do with column (6) |
| 27 | Ancient dweller in Scotland approaches river concerning warehouseman – one who will tidy up the illustrations (7,8) |
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| Clues down |
| 2 | Winner (Scotsman) from the latter part of the 19th century (9) |
| 3 | Port, German? Yes, and wine, Spanish! (5) |
| 4 | Surround space, having navigation-aid (9) |
| 5 | Copper caught in twisted rail under luxury car with additional copper on top, outside the set course (15) |
| 6 | Animal that’s acceptable riding on a Greek character (5) |
| 7 | Almost ran amok to get pigment (9) |
| 8 | Boast of daring tightrope-walker in this group (5) |
| 14 | Share vegetable patch (9) |
| 16 | Changes side set-up and acts as substitute (9) |
| 17 | Be responsible for rancid ice (non-European) I consumed (9) |
| 21 | Weariness that is creeping up, overwhelming dissolute nun (5) |
| 22 | Academic or benefactor (5) |
| 24 | One’s caught by crumpled horn of this beast (5) |
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