The Sunday Crossword No 3125, Sunday 22 Nov 2020

ACROSS
1   Old writer's confusing 'ere'? Google it! (6,5) GEORGE ELIOT*

9   Doss about, eating first piece of picnic in swimming trunks (7) SPEEDOS {S{PEE}DOS*} (P~pee)
10 Meal's orange, peeled twice: this one won't amount to much (4-3) ALSO-RAN {meALS}{ORANge}
11 Frequently in temper, losing head (5) OFTEN sOFTEN
12 City's removing 50% of helipads: let that sink in (8) HELSINKI {HEL{SINK}Ipads}
14 Sings and rocks out somewhere in London (5,5) KINGS CROSS*
15 Where to get meat in Indian city, they say (4) DELI (~delhi)
17 Stupefied, having taken umbrage a little (4) NUMB [T]
19 Random: a western where burro's tail removed (10) ACCIDENTAL A}{oCCIDENTAL}
21 He'll ask your opinion about students' placard (8) POLLSTER {PO{LL}STER}
23 Religious leader's timeless talk (5) RABBI RABBIt
25 Was familiar with, reportedly, parameters of Mornington Crescent (3,4) NEW MOON (~knew){NEW} {MOr...tON}

26 Moneylender's yard covered with dodgy merchandise (7) SHYLOCK {SH{Y}LOCK}
27 Restoration of Titian urged, showing lack of appreciation (11) INGRATITUDE*

DOWN
2   Tennis champ on football team (7) EVERTON (EVERT}{ON}
3   Impropriety when sundresses peeled off (8) RUDENESS {sUNDRESSEs}*
4   Move with gentleness and calm (4) EASE [DD]
5   Management of car showroom swapping fronts of De Loreans (10) LEADERSHIP (-d+l)LEA(-l+d)DERSHIP
6   Group of Aussies regularly falling out (5) OASIS {Of}{AuSsIeS}

7   Brother and another; alternately, one of three sisters (6) BRONTE {BRO}{aNoThEr}
8   'At home with Viscount, I close both eyes.' Earl admitted: 'it's hard to read' (9,3) INVISIBLE INK {IN}{VIS}{I}{BL{E}INK}
9   Wine in gallons, rosé, under sun shade (8,4) SHOCKING PINK {HOCK}{IN}{G}{PINK}<=>{S}

13 Dancer cavorting with lyre somewhere on high street (3,7) DRY CLEANER {DANCER+LYRE}*
16 Drama when a republican expelled from Green Party organisation (4,4) PEER GYNT {GREEN+ParTY}*
18 State of Massachusetts, north of Louisiana and West Indies (6) MALAWI {MA}{LA}{WI}

20 Newspaper redesign 'a bit old' (7) TABLOID*
22 Sip cocoa regularly with utensil; essentially ... this? (5) SPOON {SiP}{cOcOa}{uteNsil} &lit
24 Primarily: private, sibilant surreptitious tone? (4) PSST Acrostic &lit

Reference List
Student = L, Time = T, Yard = Y, Earl = E, Gallon = G, Sun = S, Republican = R