The Sunday Crossword No 2990, Sunday 08 Apr 2018

ACROSS
1   Sorceress with vagueness left to get lotion (5,5) WITCH HAZEL {WITCH} {HAZE}{L}
6   Stubborn type in middle of discussion (4) CUSS [T]
10 Cry of triumph about record showing first-class mark (5) ALPHA {A{LP}HA}
11 Leader in retreat with old trend returning (9) EDITORIAL {LAIR}{O}{TIDE}<=
12 Rush in attempt to make delicate pattern (7) TRACERY {T{RACE}RY}

13 Inscribe name, solemn after conclusion of service (7) ENGRAVE {s...cE}{N}{GRAVE}
14 Band's mood, we felt, misrepresented by account (9,3) FLEETWOOD MAC {MOOD+WE+FELT}*{AC}
18 Agitator, gloomier, accepting end of dream after dreadful rout (12) TROUBLEMAKER {ROUT*}{BLE{d,,aM}AKER}
21 Revised in the morning, wound up (7) AMENDED {AM}{ENDED}
23 Fancy publication popular in Italy and Spain (7) IMAGINE {I}{MAG}{IN}{E}
24 Criminal turning curious about psychic power with time (9) DESPARADO {D{ESP}{ERA}DO<=}
25 Useless sign we spot with odd bits missing (5) INEPT {sIgN+wE+sPoT}
26 Information, a small amount, going around (4) DATA [A][TAD]<=
27 Generator of current reform met by security alliance with resistance (10) ALTERNATOR {ALTER}{NATO}{R}

DOWN
1   Artist enters accompanied by ghost (6) WRAITH {W{RA}ITH}
2   Hot tap dancing in musical film (3,3) TOP HAT*
3   Stars? Bad ones behave idly (8,6) HEAVENLY BODIES*
4   Great design, first off, with neon gas (9) ACETYLENE {ACE}{sTYLE}{NE}
5   Banish team, dividing it? Not half (5) EXILE {E{XI}LEven}
7   Protesting vigorously, I spur man to change (2,2,4) UP IN ARMS*
8   Unfamiliar clubs in south-east coming to prominence (8) SALIENCE {S{ALIEN}{C}E}
9   Collection, large, in country with people retaining proportion (14) CONGLOMERATION {CONG{L}O}{ME{RATIO}N}
15 Boring sport, one followed by a few? (9) WEARISOME {WEAR}{1}{SOME}
16 Element editor abandoned (8) STRANDED {STRAND}{ED}
17 County very ready to conserve most of lake (8) SOMERSET {SO}{MERe}{SET}
19 Personal aim (6) DIRECT [DD]
20 Dry hill area (6) SECTOR {SEC}{TOR}
22 Slow way of speaking line at end of extract (5) DRAWL {DRAW}{L}

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