Special, Sunday 13 Jul 2014, CV

Three answers per commenter (with annotations as usual) till 6 PM.

Today's puzzle is the one that was circulated at the sixth meeting of THCC members that was held in Chennai on Sunday, July 6, 2014. A member entered an answer or two and passed on the crossword sheet to another, thus not marring the fellowship even as they did not give up their serious (or is it funny) business. Puzzle was set by CV.

ACROSS
1   Peers disturbed by Victor's service (6)
4   Setter follows southern revolutionary leader's plan (6)
9   No charge for release (4)
10 Practical judgement of an equestrian, presumably (5,5)
11 Right to leave bird stung (6)
12 Copper's assessing maintenance (8)
13 Uncomfortable feeling of the man besieged by awful spectre (3,6)
15 Thus one doesn't lie (4)
16 Two are said to bring fruit (4)
17 Begin with fish - that would be surprising! (9)
21 No moneylender will be without pursuing this hobby (8)
22 Keen about top-class English dish (6)
24 With these you have a way to get to your destination (10)
25 Set clock face back (4)
26 More sheltered company's uncommon rise (6)
27 Grasp boy by tip of collar at church (6)

DOWN
1   Go away, taking red, glossy coat (7)
2   Reportedly despatched perfume (5)
3   Improve England's top channel seeing no end in deterioration (7)
5   Three of these make a 'Hurrah' (6)
6   Choose exam format relating to voters (9)
7   Understimate leaderless church's basic feature (7)
8   Fall resulting from haste (13)
14 Head of clan, subject to no relief, is unbroken (9)
16 Altered caption for old Ottawa chief (7)
18 Negation by female (American)  in Lear production (7)
19 Sustain number display the girl abandoned (7)
20 Pvt. Bailey let bee on the loose (6)
23 Material is new, only crumpled (5)

Across Lite version can be accessed at the following link CV Crossword

Enjoy.