Crossword

Across

1 Gibraltar resident in pub repeatedly getting to talk with energy (7,3) 6 Clip from the picture, a long one? (4) 9 Bobby is gloomy, needing courage (10) 10 Depressed academic hugging wife (4) 12 Most recent development has the French facing ordeal (6) 13 Move in or out? I’ll take everything in! (8) 15 Croatian fibs? Possibly any fibs (12) 18 Bury meeting said to be for mediation (12) 21 Milton Keynes etc. very warm? It may be badnews for game! (8) 22 Top individual criminal in America (6) 24 Archbishop’s exclamation of annoyance you texted (4) 25 Decorative coverings in a capital city nabbed by criminals (10) 26 Some pans in kitchen may be in this (4) 27 Reprobate will have nothing to do with Dickensian character (5,5)

Down

1 Champagne makes one animated (6) 2 Stirs up French author tearing out first page, then second (6) 3 A male deep-toned with a robe suitable for diplomat (12) 4 Creature in mountain? It may be climbing below you (4) 5 What gets me involved with politics as an argumentative type (10) 7 List of rules in old literature carried by professional officer (8) 8 Study tragic female, a lady in Italy (8) 11 Style of speech stars found in books (12) 14 Brawl with no one getting charged? (4-3-3) 16 Debate is about what costs NHS billions (8) 17 Farm animals not reared in Durham location (8) 19 After-effect of rain in Italy – letting in water maybe (6) 20 Organises group drink (4,2) 23 Drug agent from US contributing to anarchy (4)