The Sunday Crossword No 3034, Sunday 10 Feb 2019

ACROSS
1   Bone, article left with waterless earthy stuff (8) RIBALDRY {RIB}{A}{L}{DRY}
5   Spots king wearing glasses (6) SPECKS {SPEC{K}S}
9   Steal dossier mostly about hospital (5) FILCH {FILe}{C}{H}
10 Hut people demolished, being crazy (2,3,4)  UP THE POLE*
12 Raise opinion and reflect - the driver needs it (4-4,6) REAR-VIEW MIRROR {REAR}{VIEW}{MIRROR}
13 Clear, endlessly wicked impression (7) EVIDENT {EVIl}{DENT}
15 Passage, wide perhaps, beside court (7) EXTRACT {EXTRA}{CT}
17 Bird strikes back, joining quarrel (7) SPARROW {RAPS<=}{ROW}
19 Songs from soldiers for instance protecting border (7) ANTHEMS {ANT{HEM}S}
21 Plain and simple herb once prepared (14) COMPREHENSIBLE*
24 Flute that's loud and played a lot with glee (9) FLAGEOLET {F}{A+LOT+GLEE}*

25 Furious pace getting one in front (5) IRATE {1}{RATE}
26 Wandered from route around Middle East (6) ROAMED {ROA{ME}D}
27 Good treatment of our soil? Magnificent (8) GLORIOUS {G}{OUR+SOIL}*

DOWN
1   Progressives in past breaking resolution (9) REFORMERS {RE{FORMER}S}
2   Tree in tribal sanctuary (5) BALSA [T]

3   Very entertained by composer with energy in place in Normandy (2,5) LE HAVRE {LEHA{V}AR}{E}
4   Article during revolution offering a better hope? (8,5) ROULETTE WHEEL [CD]
6   Nonsense following support for clown (7) PIERROT {PIER}{ROT}
7   Sweet end of tale after crazy upset during conversation (9) CHOCOLATE {CH{LOCO<=}AT}{talE}
8   Check stalk (4) STEM [DD]
11 Unreliable medium chaps follow? Not I (13) TEMPERAMENTAL {TEMPERA}{MEN}{TAiL}
14 Beloved home before noon or at middle of day (9) INAMORATA {IN}{AM}{OR}{AT}{dAy}
16 Flat lacking refinement (9) TASTELESS [DD]
18 Full answer nearly given by alien leader of expedition (7) REPLETE {REPLy}{ET}{Ex...n}
20 More irritable group raised row (7) TESTIER {SET<=}{TIER}
22 Live drama involving a party (5) BEANO {BE}{A}{NO}
23 At a distance, some loaf around (4) AFAR [T]

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