Cryptic Crossword - Economic Times Bangalore (8781 of 04-10-2023) - Fillable and with solution

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Across:
1 Selfish type to bear investigation? That's nonsense (7)
5 A director and deputy supplying instruction (6)
9 Tackle puzzle again, perhaps, showing determination (7)
10 Singer cut short number close to bar (7)
11 Old French coin in city university (3)
12 Passage lacking appeal with father, say? That's very clear (11)
13 Son given garb to make a solemn undertaking (5)
14 Spilt coke damaged load of goods in reserve (9)
16 Beast of burden upset Ed, Mary and Rod (9)
17 Spiral shell found in Besancon chapel (5)
19 Actually like live broadcasting? (2,2,7)
22 Woman from eastern Virginia (3)
23 More neat person adjusting to prevailing trends? (7)
24 Recall problem with river crossing in Oxfordshire town (7)
26 A revered figure in front of shaft of light off the correct path? (6)
27 Stupid person recreated dire partition (7)

Down:
1 Control what a parachutist needs (7)
2 Girl touts pieces for breaking down publicity-seeking measures? (7,8)
3 A learner carrying weight and a small tool (3)
4 Longing to enter hot area to see dog-like mammal (5)
5 Accomplice's extra piece of technology (9)
6 One's played part in Twelfth Night (5)
7 None conceived of cooking ready-made dish, say (11,4)
8 Legal document by extremists in huddle making one squirm (6)
12 Sweet cake consumed amid breakfast or tea (5)
14 Pre-match event for males? (4,5)
15 What a rugby player might specialise in for cheap thrills (5)
16 Prepares an early version of board game, reportedly (6)
18 One accumulating stuff heard or broadcast (7)
20 Greek poet in back of chamber (5)
21 English bachelor, aspiring teacher, was in decline (5)
25 Priest gets volume to support religious education (3)
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