No 14658, Saturday 06 Dec 2025, Bruno

 ACROSS
1 Walk to gym - one that's grassy (6) STEPPE {STEP}{PE}

4 Fish shedding tail almost swimming north (6) SALMON {ALMOSt}*{N}

9 Guts of antelope now exposed (4) OPEN [T]
10 Germans mainly use gears with nut's head to interlock tools (6-4) GREASE GUNS {Germans}{USE GEARS Nut}*
11 Deer's twisted hoof, it's infected at the tip (6) WAPITI {PAW<}{IT}{Infected}

12 Catch ones in the middle when they get quicker outside (8) FASTENER {FASTE{oNEs}R}
13 Who man perhaps loves - daughter? Or all females? (9) WOMANHOOD {WHO MAN}*{O}{O}{D}
15 Family crowding around edge of lobby for hotspot? (4) KILN {KI{Lobby}N}
16 Fat man drops - turns to mush (4) PULP {PLUmP<}
17 This group's threatening to evict one initially for a bit of cursing to become hospitable (9) WELCOMING {WE}{L(-o+C)OMING}
21 Travelling to Togo with nephew? Have fun! (2,2,4) GO TO TOWN {TO TOGO}*{W}{N}
22 Decorative pieces of dark ironwork cut, arranged in rows (6) ORNATE {ORdiNATE}
24 Put off by setter's first dance set (10) DETERMINED {DETER}{MINE}{Dance}
25 That girl will abandon society for the underworld (4) HELL {sHE'LL}
26 Dislike taking top off now (6) RESENT {pRESENT}
27 Lawyer turns fair and correct (6) ADJUST {DA<}{JUST}

DOWN
1 Soak ran over musician (7) SOPRANO {SOP}{RAN}{O}
2 Europe and Italy purchasing Norway's gas ... it shows lack of interest (5) ENNUI {EU}{I} around {N}{N} Gas=Nitrogen=N
3 Panda's head somewhat large, cutting head off creates something like a swine (7) PIGGISH {Panda}{bIGGISH}
5 Demand of people... get rid of leader! (6) ASSESS {mASSES}{S} the last S from?
6 Man gets surprised, while grasping setter's male seductiveness (9) MAGNETISM {MAN GETS}* around {I} then {M}
7 Fabric that in rain, often gets strong (7) NANKEEN {iN rAiN}{KEEN}

8 When playing golf, never sing for free (4-9) SELF-GOVERNING*
14 A company at Rome ordered bonuses finally for everyone (3-6) ALL-COMERS {A}{LLC}{ROME*}{bonuseS}
16 Colleague copping charge for founder (7) PIONEER {P{ION}EER}
18 Busy bird died - one that escaped (7) CROWDED {CROW}{DiED}
19 Letter from school put up on lease (7) NOTELET {ETON<}{LET}
20 Ring with mass held by outlaw warrior (6) BOWMAN {B{O}{W}{M}AN}

23 Hunter firing last bullet shot statesman (5) NEHRU {HUNtER}*

REFERENCE LIST

Gym=PE=Physical Education, North=N, Love=0=O, Daughter=D, Man=M, This group=We, With=W, Nephew=N, Setter's=Mine, Society=S, Lawyer=DA, Over=O, Europe=European Union=EU, Italy=I, Norway=N, Setter=I, Company=LLC=Limited Liability Company, Ring=O, Mass=M.