ACROSS3 Film director makes a hit about Southern Spain (8)
8 Manager with nice problems (4)
9 University man to disturb th
e peace with some power (6-4)
10 Run away from rifle exchange (4)
11 Composer's guided away from the erudite (4)
13 Where, in Italy, to find extract of anise (5)
17 The relative proposition (6)
18 Expert gets credit endlessly for acid (6)
19 Titled fellows get laser surgery (5)
22 Can't rekindle the contents of an epic journey (4)
24 Name-dropping in Golf Corner (4)
25 Desist from tree felling in the byway (4-6)
26 Otherwise I leave the girl (4)
27 One fighting for what's owed, still to be re-defined (8)
DOWN1 They say little Helen is sound (5)
2 Practice for late transport, almost in genuine surroundings (9)
4 Thanks to the French, it could become an offence (5)
5 Sister doesn't start performing ceremonies (5)
6 Get away from the girl's absorbing commercial (5)
7 Way in which to captivate? (8)
12 He wrote nonsense and startled Hawick leaders (4)
14 Supporters at the rink find Ray tucking into desserts (3,6)
15 Emphasised the need for return of courses (8)
16 Comedian finds the right vehicle, initially (4)
20 Domestic servant doesn't begin with Dickensian (5)
21 One's drunk by girl, giving up fibre (5)
22 Sailor points to the weeds (5)
23 15 when sent out East (5)
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