Across:
1 Chocolatier dismisses other (‘chocolatier’ dismisses ‘other’ = ccolai = CALICO) whitish type of material (CALICO),
4 A (A-) place (site = -S IT -E) protecting women (-W-) linked to religious education (Religious Education = -RE-) (AS IT WERE) in a way (AS IT WERE),
9 Clinging type at the beach (LIMPET) accommodation (let = L-ET) housing devil (-IMP-) (LIMPET),
10 Using bad language (C-URSING) about old (-O-) (COURSING) type of hunting (COURSING),
12 Holds the travellers’ cash (MONEY BELT) in the square mile of the City of London presumably (“The City” financial area = MONEY BELT),
13 No lease for aeroplane’s (no ‘lease’ for ‘aeroplanes’ = ropan = APRON) parking space at the airport (APRON),
14 Single (I-) note (-N-) on summary (-DIGEST-) from lawyer (-BL-) in Ireland (Ireland domain = .ie = -I-E) (INDIGESTIBLE) is too complex to read (INDIGESTIBLE),
18 One of the yahoos (Yahoo SEARCH ENGINE) in 27 across (‘search’ = SEARCH) and 8 down (‘engine’ = ENGINE) (SEARCH ENGINE),
21 Set off from near east (‘set’ off from ‘near east’ = neara = ARENA) for the sports stadium (ARENA),
22 Confusion (MAELSTROM) produced by Moslem art (Moslem art) creation (= anagram indicator) (Moslem art = MAELSTROM),
24 Prudence (CAUTION-) and Sandra on top (‘Sandra’ on top = -S) (CAUTIONS) of warnings (CAUTIONS),
25 Report (report) rogue (= anagram indicator) (report = PORTER) – the one carrying baggage (PORTER),
26 Suspicion (DISTRUST) – key (music key D-) is first (1ST = -IST-) to corrode (-RUST) (DISTRUST),
27 Look for someone (SEARCH) to reach (reach) out (= anagram indicator) (reach = -EARCH) to after (= position indicator) school (-S) (SEARCH).
Down:
1 Nation (Colombia, South America) state (= homophone indicator) (‘Colombia’ = ‘COLUMBIA’) offering students an Ivy League education (COLUMBIA),
2 French paper (Le Monde = LEMON-DE) wrapped around a (-A-) (LEMONADE) soft drink (LEMONADE),
3 Hard to get one’s teeth into (CHEWY) side of cheese (side of ‘Cheese’ = C-) with mushy (= anagram indicator) whey (whey = -HEWY) (CHEWY),
5 Didn’t see that coming (SHORT-SIGHTED) from writer (-ED) behind (= position indicator) film (SHORT-) faculty (-SIGHT-) (SHORT-SIGHTED),
6 Boy (-PAUL-) consumed by train (train = TAR-IN) set (= anagram indicator) (TARPAULIN) produced with waterproof material (TARPAULIN),
7 Political exile (ÉMIGRÉ) offering regime (regime) change (= anagram indicator) (regime = ÉMIGRÉ),
8 Fair amount of (half of) omen (half of ‘omEN’ = EN-) from spirit (-GIN-) is ultimately false (ultimately ‘falsE’ = -E) (ENGINE) or it’s a powerful source for movement? (ENGINE),
11 Judges (MEASURE-S) locking up workers (-MEN-) for the first time (first ‘Time’ = -T-) (MEASUREMENTS) can be seen on tapes (MEASUREMENTS on measuring tapes),
15 Foreign soldier (GRENADIER) reading (reading) novel (= anagram indicator) reading (reading = GRENADI-) about (re = -ER) Rising (= reversal indicator) (GRENADIER),
16 Margi (Margi = MIGRA-) cracking up (= anagram indicator) The Hill (-TOR) (MIGRATOR) with seasonal traveller (MIGRATOR),
17 Hazel’s relative (birch tree = B-IRCH) holds English (-E-) manuscript (MS) back (= reverse indicator) (MS = -SM-) (BESMIRCH) to damage someone’s reputation (BESMIRCH),
19 Had a ball perhaps (DANCED) in The Man (“Dan the Man” = DAN-) from Clare (-CE-) with leading director (leading ‘Director’ = -D) (DANCED),
20 Sting’s (stings = SET-UPS) engineer (-E-) put (put) up (= reverse indicator) (put = -T UP-) in boat (S- -S) (SET-UPS),
23 Workmate’s getting rid of wart (‘workmates’ getting rid of ‘wart’ = okmes = SMOKE) with cure (SMOKE).