ACROSS
1 Perhaps able to get one married shortly - it's naturally fertilizing (8) BONEMEAL {B{ONE}{Ma...d}EAL*}
5 Rollover I have overlooked... (6) WAIVED {WA{I'VE}D}
10 ...and committed to restrict (7) STAUNCH
11 Old sailors found, say, a mini wearing girl (7) LASCARS {LAS{CAR}S}
12 Found before court (5) ERECT {ERE}{CT}
13 Strange predilections - not done at face value (4,5) LIST PRICE PREdILeCTIonS*
14 Propagation in half the country (12) INSEMINATION {IN}{SEMI}{NATION}
18 Provide cleanest side for a diner (12) DELICATESSEN*
21 One on the wagon with a black paint (9) ABSTAINER {A}{B}{STAINER}
23 Cover empty drawer and copy (5) DRAPE {Dr..eR}{APE}
24 In my opinion, covering history is like a painting technique (7) IMPASTO {IM{PAST}O}
25
Country in
Europe,
is not a representation (7)
ESTONIA {E}{IS+NOT+A}*
26 Some are presen
t at a mid-week
rush (6)
TATAMI [T]
27 Harry
Morgan'
s taking
time for such
a short distance (8)
ANGSTROM {ANGS{T}ROM*}
DOWN
1 Breed born with wealth (6) BASSET {B}{ASSET}
2 Spruce up when finally consumed (6) NEATEN {wheN}{EATEN}
3 "Pick-me-up after one" -
sung in a flat pitch (9)
MONOTONIC {TONIC}<=>{MONO}
4 Wind and clothesline - metaphorically, seen as a vulnerability (8,6) ACHILLES TENDON*
6
Story-teller makes one sit up (5)
AESOP {POSE}{A}<=
7 Perhaps Putin's angry rival is getting clueless (8) VLADIMIR {RIVAL}* over {DIM}
8 Detects record reprints - not counting the odd ones (8) DISCERNS {DISC}{rEpRiNtS}
9 Various cults around Singapore could be seen in a theatre (7,7) PLASTIC SURGEON {CULTS+SINGAPORE}*
15 Direct ones acted and they're related (9) ANECDOTES* [CD]
16 Romantic thought and inclination (8) IDEALIST {IDEA}{LIST}
17 Filmed occasionally, photographed outside top Paris strip joint (8) FLESHPOT {FiLmEd}{SH{Pa..s}OT}
19 Standard to disqualify her, they say (6) BANNER (~ban her)
20 Soothe with an ointment - cover exposed neck (6) BECALM
22
State after a pile up (5)
ASSAM {A}{MASS<=}