No 12123, Wednesday 27 Sep 2017, Arden

ACROSS
6   Stole fruit — it came in two sizes (5) SHAWL {S}{HAW}{L}
7   Sacrifice unacceptable, making a mistake right away (8) OFFERING {OFF}{ERrING}
10 Old woodcutter's business in China (3,4) ALI BABA [DD]
11 Creeps out — time to show deference (7) RESPECT {CREEPS*}{T}
12 Saw globetrotter in lead (7) PROVERB {P{ROVER}B}
13 Hello! Come in, can't I get some wine? (7) CHIANTI {C{HI}ANT}{I}
14 I act in order to make it rigid (11) DOCTRINAIRE*
19 Horse's neck free to dig into fodder (7) HACKNEY {NECK*} in {HAY}
21 Use leaf to make it comfortable (7) EASEFUL*
23 First news breaking in — end of a country (7) FINNISH {FIN{News}ISH}
25 Turner in kitchen, Paul sat out (7) SPATULA*
26 Take in small pouch, it has some teeth (8) SPROCKET {S}{P{R}OCKET}
27 Religious doctrine works both ways (5) TENET <=>

DOWN
1   Staff I gather will be many (8) MANIFOLD {MAN}{I}{FOLD}
2   A large case transported from French wine region (6) ALSACE {A}{L}{CASE*}
3   Fruit — began transport in truck (10) LOGANBERRY {LO{BEGAN*}RRY}

4   Nomad at a distance (4) AFAR {A}{FAR}
5   Inducted for short period as bar trainee (6) INTERN {TERm} in {INN}
6   Sleeper gets to sleep, in brief (6) SNAPPY {S{NAP}PY}
8   Composer is back in? No sir, out (7) ROSSINI {IS<=} in {NO+SIR}*
9   Stuck in the mud, on the way to help (5) STAID {ST}{AID}
13 Send at once — flowing fresh water, perhaps (10) CONDENSATE*
15 Change part of colon (7) CENTIMO [CD]
16 Left open, flowing waste (8) EFFLUENT {lEFt}{FLUENT}
17 After drink forces kid (5) CHAFF {CHA}{F}{F}
18 Flexible part, nail pushed up a bit (6) PLIANT [T<=]
20 Seat lets you take a snooze in church (6) CANAPE {C{A}{NAP}E}
22 Dropping tally, not everyone's absent-minded (6) SCATTY {SCAT}{TallY}
24 Fish pond, water level dropped initially (4) HAKE H{lAKE} H from?

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