Across
1 The kind of figure that, after some time, good girl gets (9) HOURGLASS
5 Bone of a flightless bird found in France (5) FEMUR
8 Characterised by firmness, like our steel product (8) RESOLUTE
9 Dingy room, part of which a beggar retained (6) GARRET
11 Track down the first in the competition (5) TRACE
12 Forthright transactions captivate one (9) TRENCHANT
13 Versification by an unknown toper? (6) POETRY
14 Stale joke from a reported board game enthusiast (8) CHESTNUT
16 Increase in heartless drug dependence, say (8) ADDITION
18 To make a solemn promise is a fine business (6) AFFIRM
22 ’Teacher’ having a setback in exchange gets a lawyer (9) BARRISTER
23 The way everyone may cause delay (5) STALL
24 Take what does not belong to you (6) THIEVE
25 Vino, more evolved — he eats anything (8) OMNIVORE
26 Message received and understood, says the radioman (5) ROGER
27 Tissue found in liger, a cat variety (9) CARTILAGE
Down
1 The kind of car for a toughened spinner (4-3) HARD-TOP
2 Behave arrogantly to one in state theatre (7) UPSTAGE
3 Hunter’s companion, but what he brings back may not be precious (6,9) GOLDEN RETRIEVER
4 Shrewd, upper-class taste perhaps (6) ASTUTE
5 Italian saint canonized in 1228 — poor little man! (7,2,6) FRANCIS OF ASSISI
6 Cattle disease that is most important around an old place? Right (7) MURRAIN
7 Sound of someone knocking, an echo of ‘good-bye sailor’ (3-1-3) RAT-A-TAT
10 City that Hilde built (5) DELHI
15 October was the eighth once (5) MONTH
16 One who settles disputes between upset artist and one who stings (7) ARBITER
17 Beloved one shows courage, sheltering a liberal (7) DARLING
19 Mother of modern dance, eponymous heroine of ‘sixties film (7) ISADORA
20 French author who oftener accepted untruth (7) MOLIERE
21 An introductory textbook (6) PRIMER
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