The Sunday Crossword No 3016, Sunday 07 Oct 2018

ACROSS
1   Love from scoundrel is hollow (6) RELISH [T]
4   Disorder in retreat contained by skilful marshal (8) ASSEMBLE {A{MESS<=}BLE}
9   Pal discarding clubs and diamonds? Odd routine (7) HUMDRUM {cHUM}{D}{RUM}
11 Casual worker, bad at first (7) OFFHAND {OFF}{HAND}
12 Pavlova, say, almost immaculate, not available as part of range (9) ANNAPURNA {ANNA}{PURe}{NA}

13 Fair copy initially accompanied by spare (5) CLEAN {Copy}{LEAN}
14 Cartoon character's not left friends in trouble (4,10) FRED FLINTSTONE*

17 Reliable element beginning to beat excessive protest back (6-8) COPPER-BOTTOMED {COPPER}-{Beat}{OTT}{DEMO<=}
21 Member of dynasty bringing defeat about, seizing day (5) TUDOR {TU{D}OR<=}
23 Found spirit with answer during old ceremony (9) ORIGINATE {O}{RI{GIN}{A}TE}
24 Adherent of emperor in dire straits (7) TSARIST*
25 Tips in general due to be favourable (7) GLOWING {Ge...aL}{OWING}
26 Deception by artist in attempt to be perverse (8) CONTRARY {CON}{T{RA}RY}
27 Poem shown in text at regular intervals (6) SONNET {ShOwN+iN+tExT}

DOWN
1   Area in ether unusually warm again (6) REHEAT {REHE{A}T*}
2   Decline to support useless person? Sweet (5,4) LEMON DROP {LEMON} {DROP}

3   Grazed in fight before end, losing heart (7) SCRAPED {SCRAP}{EnD}
5   Hint on past got broadcast? Be ruthless (4,2,7) STOP AT NOTHING*
6   Carries out belongings (7) EFFECTS [DD]
7   Restraint from cook about right (5) BRAKE {B{R}AKE}
8   Put at risk, destroy bug (8) ENDANGER {END}{ANGER}
10 Good robot, see, working? It raises confidence (6,7) MORALE BOOSTER {MORAL}{SEE+ROBOT}*
15 Running exercises covered by speech (9) OPERATION {O{PE}RATION}
16 Rapturous quote coming up about new cast (8) ECSTATIC {E{CAST*}TIC<=}
18 Former king after attention with story (7) EARLIER {EAR}{LIE}{R}
19 Hunter mostly bearing north above Colorado river (7) ORINOCO {ORI{N}On}{CO}
20 In hearing, stand by bias (6) WEIGHT (~wait)
22 Tense, like match going to penalties? (5) DRAWN [DD]

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