ACROSS:
1 Fear and trembling (TERROR) on first tee (first tee = T-) with inaccuracy (-ERROR) (TERROR),
4 Make rice (make rice = ICE MAKER) dish (= anagram indicator) and keep it in the freezer (ICE MAKER),
9 Takeaway (LESS-) drugs (-EE) (LESSEE) for someone paying a flat fee (LESSEE), 10 Stood up and was counted (SPOKE OUT) in school (S-) for stab (-POKE) at what’s common knowledge (OUT) (SPOKE OUT),
12 Clare (-CE-) pub (BAR-) opens (= positional indicator) with free (= anagram indicator) loan (loan = -LONA) (BARCELONA) of Iberian port? (BARCELONA),
13 Some of the hoi polloi responsible (some of the ‘hoi polloi responsible’ = LOIRE) for one of the great flowers of France (flowers = rivers / LOIRE),
14 Mozart, for one (CHILD PRODIGY), is a minor genius (CHILD PRODIGY),
18 Invincible (UNASSAILABLE) organisation (United Nations = UN-) with a (-A-) small (-S-) crew (-SAIL-) is competent (-ABLE) (UNASSAILABLE),
21 A wake-up call (ALARM) for team sacrificed by Alma Mater (‘team’ sacrificed by ‘Alma Mater’ = almar = ALARM),
22 Jockey (= anagram indicator) ran estate (ran estate = ANTEATERS) and dined off the workers (ANTEATERS),
24 Breaking up (=anagram indicator) soils, etc., (soils etc = SOLSTICE) comes at a turning point in the summer (SOLSTICE),
25 Small (S-) port (port/harbour = -HAVEN) (SHAVEN) – that’ll have taken the hairs off your chest (SHAVEN),
26 Turns up (= reversal indicator), alternative (or = -RO) Greek lover (Eros = SO-RE-) hiding note (music note -B-) from maiden (-M-) (SOMBRERO) offers protection from The Sun (SOMBRERO),
27 Crafty types (arts = STRA-) in American city (LA = A-L) all make a comeback (= reverse all indicator) (ASTRAL) like the stars (ASTRAL).
DOWN:
1 The cheek (TALK BACK) to support (BACK) gossip (TALK) from the start (= positional indicator) (TALK BACK),
2 Keep the lid on local (RESTRAIN) getting about (RE-) on small (-S-) mode of transport (-TRAIN) (RESTRAIN),
3 Portly type (OBESE) honours royal subject (OBE-) at point-to-point (south + east = S+E = -SE) (OBESE),
5 What you’d expect a plagiarist to do (COPY AND PASTE) for policeman (COP-) from Yard (-Y) finding band (band) losing head (b) (‘band’ without ‘b’ = AND) with Pulp (PASTE) (COPY AND PASTE),
6 Send Bill to the park (send legislative Bill to The Park/to the president = MAKE LEGAL) to work out (MAKE) by the book (LEGAL) (MAKE LEGAL),
7 The White Clay (white clay = KAOLIN) produces knockout (knock out = K-O-) overshadowing amateur (-A-) from one half of Dublin (one half of Dublin = -LIN) (KAOLIN),
8 One of the ranks (rank smell = ROTTEN) is corrupt (ROTTEN),
11 More (more) detail (de-tail/remove end = ‘e’) (‘more’ without ‘e’ = MOR-) from teacher (sir = -RIS) setting up (= reversal indicator) in Charleston (DANCER in Charleston dance) (MORRIS DANCER) with English folksy type performing on feet (MORRIS DANCER),
15 Has a reputation for providing blow (DYNAMITER) that’ll give you a blast (DYNAMITE-) for getting head right (head right = -R) (DYNAMITER),
16 Local hooligan (yob) loses the head (‘yob’ without ‘y’ = OB-) with one of those in court (-SERVER) (OBSERVER) – presumably, it’s the witness? (OBSERVER),
17 Private (PERSONAL) trains (= anagram indicator) or planes (or planes = PERSONAL),
19 Throws away (“wastes” = “WAISTS”) reports (= homophone indicator) of tailor’s measurements (WAISTS),
20 Mahler (Mahler = HARLEM) arrangement (= anagram indicator) was popular with jazz bands in New York (HARLEM),
23 Painful irritations (ACHES) in handicap (= anagram indicator) chase (chase = ACHES).
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