No 13581, Monday 13 Jun 2022, Afterdark

Solution to 9D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

1   Stuntmen dead, livers sad... (10) DAREDEVILS*

6   ...old boys in tears from the beginning in memorial service (4) OBIT Acrostic

10 Smith perhaps, forging arsenal outside a corner (9) ANNEALERS {AN{NE}ALERS*}

11 Girl prompted to go behind opening and eyed (5) OGLED {G}{LED}<=>{O} O/Opening?

12 Abbr? Yes (13) ABBREVIATIONS [CD]

14 Quiet male replaced by lady that's awful (5) LOUSY (-m+l)LOUSY

15 Depot's split rent allowance (9) STOREROOM {'S}{TORE}{ROOM} Split seems to be superfluous

17 Injured blondes outside emergency exit (entrance maybe) with a condition (9) NOSEBLEED  {NOSEBL{Em...y}{Exit}D*}

21 Eastern accountants primarily hate this form of money (1-4) E-CASH {E}{CAS}{Hate}

22 Is this what it is? (9,4) AUXILIARY VERB Definition by example

24 Brat says “Good morning, a new beginning” (5) GAMIN {G}{AM}{1}{New}

25 Indispensable old boy got bail furnished (9) OBBLIGATO {OB}{GOT+BAIL}*

26 Snatch animal tied around pole (4) YANK {YA{N}K}

27 Southern side, across river enables small watercourses (10) STREAMLETS {S}{T{R}EAM}{LETS}

DOWN

1   Fail to attract a thin boy in the front (4,1,5) DRAW A BLANK {DRAW}{A}{LANK}<=>{B}

2   Small vehicles outran bus strangely (9) RUNABOUTS*

3   Church office is free and easy, not safe somehow (7) DEANERY {fREe+AND+EasY}*

4   Songbirds change, that is significant to begin with (7)  VEERIES {VEER}{IE}{Si...t}

5   So? Let's be outside hotel, round the country (7) LESOTHO {SO+LETS}* over {H} and {O}

7   Neglecting the last, bold use of single dose... (5) BOLUS {BOLd}{USe}

8   ...three times a day by end of day — Order (4) TIDY {TID}{daY}

9   Gloomy again, outside the windows, say (6) ?O?O?E (Addendum - MOROSE {MOR{OS}E} - See comments)

13 Morning, I hop in bus — noon get out — like a frog (10) AMPHIBIOUS {AM}{I+HOP+In+BUS}*

16 Usually get orange juice across the road (2,7) ON AVERAGE {ON{AVE}RAGE*}

18 Fighting first bout with a beast in Germany (6) BOXING {Bout}{OX}{IN}{G}

19 Fish & Fish — quite set (7) EELPOUT {EEL}{P}{OUT} Quite set = QUIET = P

20 Doctor can add some betadine and make it wet (7) DRABBLE {DR}{AB{Be...e}LE}

21 You are heartless; smile. It can become Shangri La, perhaps (7) ELYSIUM {YoU+SMILE}*

22 Manager gets a direct message to be at home (5) ADMIN {A}{DM}{IN}

23 Pug lying inside is dangerous (4) UGLY [T]

Reference List

Corner = NE, Girl = G, Male = M, Lady = L, Eastern = E, Good = G, Old Boy = OB, POle = N, Boy = B, Hotel = H, Three times a day = TID, Noon = N, Road = AVE, Germany = G, Windows = OS(Operating System), Direct message = DM, At home = IN