9  Court expert in Preston Athletic (6,3)

10 Isle of Man cut short 9’s governing body (5)

11 Before launch, promote Welsh hills almost left behind (7)

12 Choose Egyptian deity or Greek character (7)

13 Motorists need these detectives at first screening civil unrest (7,8)

15 Top of furniture encircled with decorative edging (7)

17 Seize Greek tech giant (7)

19 He’s one, briefly, and so might I be (8,7)

22 Hints of posh folk claiming intellectual property (3-4)

24 European working at anvil (7)

26 Honours English stout (5)

27 Connect trendy team leader with detective missing mum (9)

 2  Dine out on a bit of fish and tie up what’s unclear (10)

 3  One writer in a group reaching maturity (8)

 4  I may be caught between two records at the end of a production in America (6)

 5  Getting down with The King and I – yearn to get around (8)

 6  Block journalist with drug supporting independent backbencher perhaps (6)

 7  Settled in principality (4)

 8  Tormenting fool with guys surrounded by deer (10)

13 Producing no. 2 across in revolt (10)

14 I work on text from ape – redo it another way (4,6)

16 Maybe Martin’s joint admin position (8)

18 Acting for each Tory leader, original European opening (8)

20 More dubious, providing fire’s put out (6)

21 What about old illuminated stone tool (6)

23 Look to maintain? (4)

25 Bomb country in Tyneside (4)