| Clues across |
| 9 | Raise hat mostly turned back-to-front by the French (7) |
| 10 | Wealthy, maintaining old river-boat with two leading characters from Leicester on board (7) |
| 11 | Cartel providing unpaid servants anticipating food (9) |
| 12 | Artist’s awfully rude before starting restoration (5) |
| 13 | Lacking funds in the British or the French currencies (5) |
| 15 | Rumbling around, thunder had overlooked a centennial (9) |
| 16 | Confused primates follow river – this is where it will end up (4,3) |
| 18 | In trouble, tried very hard initially, and flourished (7) |
| 19 | A cool chill, mostly suffered when drunk (9) |
| 20 | Jokers, perhaps? (5) |
| 22 | Head has nothing for a jollification (5) |
| 23 | Diana and Athene, mad dogs swallowing scattered seeds (9) |
| 26 | Enlarge short month and provide people with time (7) |
| 27 | Beer-lorry backs up to a marine. No time for a drink until the sun’s over this! (7) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Basset? No, more than one animal (6) |
| 2 | Girl’s old Indian coin (4) |
| 3 | Thing to protest against (6) |
| 4 | Even so, one is a mysterious creature (4) |
| 5 | Pirate with a nervous twitch describing marriage where children don’t inherit father’s title (10) |
| 6 | Kill queen? He’ll do it! (8) |
| 7 | Evil draper reforms, becoming collector of gems (5-5) |
| 8 | Saint bent over and stiffened (8) |
| 14 | Pump in too many volts, asking too high a price (10) |
| 15 | Lad, confused in mountains, could see the track with these (10) |
| 16 | Exhausted down-and-out (4-4) |
| 17 | Ship’s glass (8) |
| 20 | Shouts ‘Hooray’ and ‘Thanks’ (6) |
| 21 | Seed, street and password (6) |
| 24 | Periods of time drag? Yes, oddly (4) |
| 25 | Irishman’s turned up for a quarrel (4) |
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