An easier solve this week than last, with only 13dn causing any real problems. The anagram was perfectly clear, but it still took a while to figure out what the word was. The ‘brain-damaged/Brian’ pair of clues were a nice touch.
ACROSS
1. SH ELVE(s)
4. SC I RO(CC)O ‘sc’ being a short form of ‘scilicet’, meaning namely in Latin.
9. B(LEAR)Y
10. BROUHAHA ‘harbour ah’ minus an ‘r’ anagramised
12. EAST-NORTHEAST It’s briefly in gENEral
14. FEE-PAYING dd
16. BRIAN ‘Brain-damaged’, with ‘damaged’ indicating an anagram
17. GREE(n) R
19. DENSENESS (sense ends)*
21. AC COM(PAN I)MENT
24. S(PILL)AGE
25. GUN G HO
26. RINGSIDE (desiring)*
27. GEN TRY
DOWN
1. SUBTERFUGE Anagram of ‘bust’, then huge without an ‘h’, with ‘er’ (hesitation) between them.
2. EVEN(t)S
3. V (ER) AND A
5. CART HAG IN IAN
6. RHUBARB Sounds like ‘rue barb’
7. COASTLINE (sectional)*
8. O KAY
11. BRAIN-DAMAGED dd
13. ANISOTROPY (snooty pair)* A new word for us.
15. EL(EnVy)ATION
18. R.E. CALLS
20. EPIC URE
22. E R GOT
23. hoUSE Restrained