No 2826, Sunday 01 Feb 2015

ACROSS
1   Passionate tale about leader of Mohicans (6) STORMY {STOR{Mo...s}Y}
4   Sheepdog the lads let loose around noon (8) SHETLAND {THE+LADS}* around N

9   Good for son inside to decline asylum (6) REFUGE REFU(-s+g)GE
10 Salad we locals ordered (8) COLESLAW*
12 Spider coming from altar - aunt going berserk (9) TARANTULA*

13 Brownies in chapel vestry (5) ELVES [T]
14 Everything connected with the subject mentioned in New Orleans? (3,3,4,4) AND ALL THAT JAZZ {AND ALL THAT} {JAZZ}
17 Prone to pilfering, as Bunter often was (6-8) STICKY-FINGERED [DD]
21 A female, initially nervous, is pale-faced (5) ASHEN {A}{SHE}{Ne...s}
22 Messy part upset M, say (9) SPYMASTER*

24 Watched king brought in by Cornish town lecturer (6,2) LOOKED ON {LOO{K}E}{D ON}
25 Very small amount of time (6) MINUTE [DD]
26 Emphasised sweet dishes must be returned (8) STRESSED <=
27 Very busy with calls, daughter in other resort (3-3) RED-HOT {RE{D}-HOT*}

DOWN
1   Supernatural being priest exorcised (6) SPRITE*
2   Come up with chest missing lid (5) OFFER cOFFER
3   Mother ringing rep bringing colour (7) MAGENTA {M{AGENT}A}
5   Brash types cheer Plantagenet king and son (6,6) HOORAY HENRYS {HOORAY} {HENRY}{S}
6   At that point, theatre collapsed (7) THEREAT*
7   To mollify everyone, I've turned up and dined (9) ALLEVIATE {ALL}{I'VE<=}{ATE}
8   Move to a smaller property in depressed area (8) DOWNSIZE {DOWN}{SIZE}
11 Play a sly trick to attract individual after a hunger strike? (4,1,4,3) PULL A FAST ONE {PULL} {A} {FAST} {ONE}
15 Happy hour binge for one next door (9) NEIGHBOUR*
16 Is serial broadcast for Middle-Easterners? (8) ISRAELIS*
18 Shelters for animals, well-groomed, reared round outskirts of Nuneaton (7) KENNELS {KE{Nu...oN}ELS<=}
19 Inspect former pit, going after answer (7) EXAMINE {EX}{A}{MINE}
20 Man from ancient city calling for immediate attention? (6) URGENT {UR}{GENT}
23 Feel spot (5) TOUCH [DD]