The Sunday Crossword No 3122, Sunday 25 Oct 2020

ACROSS
1   Everyman in area set up for renovation with toolbox item (4,7) TAPE MEASURE {ME} in {AREA+SET+UP}*
9   Chicken, headless bird reflected, finally complex psychedelic figure (7) HENDRIX {HEN}{bIRD<=}{c...eX}

10 Silver fork's prongs grabbed hearty stews (7) TAGINES {T{AG}INES}

11 Remove tip from inflammation for wedding, perhaps (5) UNION bUNION
12 Timeless, fat, ultimately fictional man! (8) FALSTAFF {FAt}{f...aL}{STAFF} &lit

14 Applause given to guitar style considered best (4-6) HAND-PICKED {HAND}{PICKED}
15 Person at computer rejected just over 57% of résumés (4) USER RESUmes<=
17 Clever pig (term of endearment) (4) BABE [DD]
19 Brownish water glass not holding litre (5,5) BURNT UMBER {BURN}{TUMBlER} Water/Burn?
21 Disraeli, noted Israelite (8) BENJAMIN [GK]
23 Reportedly, bashful bear that's hunted for fur (5) COYPU {COY}{PU} Bear=Put Up

25 The French newspaper is essentially ultra Marxian (7) LEFTIST {LE}{FT}{IS}{ulTra}
26 Area of skin peeled, removing outer layers – using this? (7) SCALPEL {SCALP}{peELed} &lit
27 Chandler put out by big surprise (11) THUNDERCLAP*

DOWN
1   Etonians managed without a worry (7) TENSION {ETONIaNS}*
2   Noisily, dad cuts veg (8) PARSNIPS (~ pa snips)

3   9am to rise and dress (4) MAXI<=
4   Again, get in dubious cosmetic terminology (4-6) ANTI-AGEING*
5   Clockwork Orange author's innermost desires (5) URGES bURGESs
6   Primarily, entities numbering nine envisaged as discrete sets? (7) ENNEADS Acrostic &lit
7   But ... but misprinted Bible hasn't one representation of idea (7,6) THOUGHT BUBBLE {THOUGH}{BUT*}{BiBLE}

8   Invite disaster when raft's rulebook thrown out (3,3,7) ASK FOR TROUBLE*
13 Friendly and well served with charming interior (10) ACQUAINTED {AC{QUAINT}ED}
16 Night out: wrap up with club (3-5) PUB-CRAWL {WRAP+CLUB}*
18 Geordie wearing suit for charity performance (7) BENEFIT {BE{NE}FIT}
20 Oddly blue with pay rise and happy to get swindled (3,1,3) BUY A PUP {BlUe}{PAY<=}{UP}
22 A little roadie unloads, getting cheers (5) ADIEU [T]
24 Ras Tafari, somewhat elevated emperor (4) TSAR [T<=]

Reference List
Litre = L