No 9610, Thursday, 13 Aug 09, Sankalak

ACROSS
 1 - A catholic remark about funny Phil’s notable performance (14) - {A}{C}COM{PLISH*}MENT
 8 - Portray one caught in a small department (6) - DEP{I}{C}T
 9 - Bike or horse, a dear sort, new (8) - ROADSTER*
11 - Lawyer, good man, surrounded by obstruction (9) - BARRI{ST}ER
12 - Give up, put back Polynesian garland in empty dinghy (5) - {Y{IEL<-}(-hgni)D<-} )
13 - An lowa event ruined by artlessness (7) - N{AI*}VETE*
15 - Territory surrounded by another, like Valence? Wrong (7) - ENCLAVE*
17 - Such justice might as well be denied (7) - DELAYED [CD]
19 - Say, look at small piece of Dunaliella, a marine product (7) - (~see){SEA}{WEED} (Correction - (~see){SEA}{WEE}{D} See comments below)
21 - A dope, in retrospect, is distant and cold (5) - {A}{LOOF<-} )
23 - Fabled lion-tamer (9) - ANDROCLES [E]
25 - "Never do today what can be put off till __” (Punch) (8) - TOMORROW [E]
26 - Kind of dress to show some informality? Not at all (6) - FORMAL [T]
27 - Age-old chronicle, not news any more (7,7) - ANCIENT HISTORY [CD]
DOWN
 1 - American bird specialist who developed a bond with two universities (7) - A{U}D{U}BON*
 2 - Account reversed by means of a dubious scheme (5) - {CA<-}{PER}
 3 - The wherewithal for industrial output? (9) - MACHINERY [E]
 4 - Business engulfed by mass movement, a cause of great suffering (7) - S{CO}URGE
 5 - A measure of beer at 12 noon without a trace of alcohol (5) - MIDD(-a)Y
 6 - Name of famous cathedral in France, remote and unusual (5,4) - NOTRE DAME*
 7 - From where to snatch too young a life partner (6) - CRADLE [CD]
10 - Swelling on the eyelid, a bit of a nasty eruption (4) - STYE [T]
14 - Part of the U.K., insular, but does not mean to bar women! (4,2,3) - ISLE OF MAN [CD]
16 - Offensively loud leaders in class, inclined to display love (9) - {CL}AMOROUS
17 - Scarceness of a costly, unfinished article (6) - {DEAR}TH(-e)
18 - Soldier who would continue (to speak, maybe) for a long time about love (7) - DRAG{O}ON
19 - Fizzy stuff used in dosa mix (4) - SODA*
20 - Girl’s sport — a show of talent (7) - {DIS}{PLAY}
22 - Is British military wing upset by language? (5) - {FAR<-}{SI*}
24 - State of uncertainty that gets a member nought (5) - LIMB{O}