No 12788, Saturday 23 Nov 2019, Bruno

ACROSS
6   Container found to release energy (5) CRATE CReATE
7   Programmer’s app put on company desk’s oddly missing (8) UBERGEEK {UBER}{GE}{EK}
10 Virginia’s elk run (7) VAMOOSE {VA}{MOOSE}
11 Traffic cop’s account on review outlined offense (7) TROOPER {REPORT}<= over {O} O for Offense?
12 Placate church occupants with tree extract (7) CATECHU [T]
13 Setter infiltrated sect for a story (7) FICTION F(-a+i)ICTION
14 After work, one left before end of day for a break (11) OPPORTUNITY {OP}{PORT}{UNIT}{daY}
19 Gain from gamble’s criminal — fine must be levied (7) BENEFIT {BE{FINE*}T}
21 Protection for liberal acts repealed — only first half of each was included (7) SEAWALL  {L}{LAWS}<= over {EAch}
23 Trace of complex compounds extracted & made regularly (7) SOUPCON COmPOUNdS*
25 World body had extremes of hierarchy — also displayed missing dexterity (7) UNHANDY {UN}{Hier{AND}archY}
26 Try to block Harry taking clothes off and another article of clothing (8) HEADGEAR {HE{bADGEr}AR}
27 Approach from side at dawn to kill leader (3-2) RUN-UP Anno pending (Addendum - {R}{sUN UP} - See comments)

DOWN
1   Tropical plant spreading around metal pot (8) PALMETTO*

2   Courageous gathering rejoicing at heart (6) HEROIC {gatHERing}{rejOICing}
3   Official’s craftily starting to unravel Arab truce (10) BUREAUCRAT {Un...l+ARAB+TRUCE}*
4   Lay out capital in short underwear (4) VEST inVEST
5   Height of pollution encountered in Indian city and another city (6) DELPHI {DEL{Po...n}HI}
6   Subject’s convictions were debated — perhaps not on release (6) CIVICS ConVICtIonS*
8   Potato product from Congo mostly raised with biological energy (7) GNOCCHI {CONGo<=}{CHI}

9   Triple-A rating snagged by metal debenture, finally (5) TRINE {T{R}IN}{d...rE} R for Rating? What's the role of 'A'?
13 Kid’s game of 16? (10) FOURSQUARE [DD]
15 Humourless — having coffee with no pep at work, when upset (2-5) PO-FACED {DECAF}{OP}<=
16 Desire for making money after ending in penury (8) YEARNING {p...rY}{EARNING}
17 Big wardrobe’s easy to hide (5) OBESE [T]
18 Emphasize quietly — that's an easy 2 points (4,2) PLAY-UP {P}LAY-UP {P}{LAY}UP Anno pending (Addendum - {P}{LAY UP} - See comments)
20 Impartial book about Europe by Eastern King (6) NEUTER {N{EU}T}{E}{R}
22 Stick notice on TH crossword page? (6) ADHERE {AD}{HERE}
24 Want to be born dead... (4)NEED {NEE}{D}

Reference List

Energy = E, Company = GE, Setter = I, Liberal = L, Work = OP, Quietly = P, Book = NT, Eastern = E, King = R, Notice = AD, Born = NEE, Dead = D, Side = R

Colour/Font Scheme

Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Theme word,  Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous