8  Goodness of Prolixic's promise (2,4)

 9  Breach part of left-field (8)

10 Hopeful Spartan I sorted out (8)

11 Artist in trip injury (6)

12 North American helps one going west with spirits (6)

13 Sending hostile texts over leggy bird (8)

15 Most glamorous Kent side is in Paris (7)

17 It creates demise in the outskirts of the French city (7)

20 Transporter of short logs and batons at sea (8)

22 Try drink after small talk (6)

23 Pelts extravagant Queens (6)

25 Finishing translation of Septuagint after holy man departs (6,2)

26 Two outwardly heartless women lobby council office (4,4)

27 A religious group describes that man's sacred doctrine (6)

 2  Thinking about confused congregationalist leaving New Orleans behind (10)

 3  Models of old port in Iceland (6)

 4  Leave sign on broken elevator? (4,3)

 5  Briefly propose to embrace man behind the scenes (3-5)

 6  Confusion over river jetty (4)

 7  Getting on with part of language in Germany (6)

14 Travelling in a basinet whilst away (2,8)

16 Island supporting taxes for paper (8)

18 Exclusive - "Long Island queen is in church" (8)

19 Play a game like Reversi (7)

21 Official city tax raised on imports originally (6)

22 Annoys leader evicted from ramshackle cottages (4,2)

24 A long time with hungry ensign? (4)