Sorry for the tardy appearance of this post but I only heard a short while ago that the scheduled blogger is away and has no internet access. Fortunately I had twenty minutes to spare whilst my evening meal was cooking so I solved the puzzle myself. Having now eaten, here is my analysis of the clues.
| Across | ||
| 1 | RIGGING | double def. |
| 5 | TOASTER | TASTER (sample) around [st]O[re] |
| 9 | ON THE BOIL | anagram (possibly) of [j]OB IN HOTEL |
| 10 | TIGHT | TIG (game) HT (high tension) |
| 11 | ROSETTE | ROSÉ (wine) TT (dry) [tast]E |
| 13 | GENUINE | GEN (dope) I (one) in UNE (article abroad) |
| 14 | CARE ATTENDANT | AREA (region) in CT (court) D (director) in TENANT (temporary resident) |
| 17 | HEROIC COUPLET | anagram (deployed) of PURE CLICHÉ TOO |
| 21 | SKITTLE | ELS reversed (retired golfer) around KIT (equipment) T (tee) |
| 22 | GRUYERE | R[elish] in GUY (chap) ERE (before) |
| 23 | ESHER | hidden in (inspired by) ‘villagE’S HERitage’ |
| 24 | MARSUPIAL | AR (Arab) in an anagram (fancy) of SUM I (one) in PAL (China) |
| 26 | SOY BEAN | Spoonerism of BOY SEEN (lad witnessed) |
| 27 | HAYSEED | anagram (awkward) of SAY in HEED (mark) |
| Down | ||
| 1 | ROOF RACK | cryptic def. |
| 2 | GUT | double def. |
| 3 | INERTIA | I in an anagram (ill-disciplined) of TRAINE[e] |
| 4 | GROVE | GOVE (minister) around (restricting) R (rule) |
| 5 | TELEGENIC | cryptic def. |
| 6 | ANTENNA | TEN (figure) in (acquired by) ANNA (woman) |
| 7 | TAGLIATELLE | anagram (fantastic) of ALTA[r] LIT GLEE |
| 8 | ROTTEN | hidden reversal in ‘baroNET TO Resign’ |
| 12 | SIR CHRIS HOY | anagram (eccentric) of IS RICH HORSY |
| 15 | TRIBESMAN | TRIES (hears) around B (black) MAN (figure on board) |
| 16 | STEEPLED | STEEP (difficult) LE[a]D |
| 18 | RETIREE | RE (on) TIREE (Scottish island) |
| 19 | URUGUAY | U (refined) RU (game) GUY (rope) around A |
| 20 | ASSESS | A E (earl) in SS SS (pair of ships) |
| 22 | GIRTH | mIRTH (delight shown) with m (spymaster) replaced by G (government) |
| 25 | ICE | ICE[ni] (old tribe leaving province) |
Nothing too difficult here – thanks, Hypnos and Gaufrid.
For anyone puzzled by the ‘Cavalier’ reference in 1dn, a Cavalier was a model of Vauxhall car in the UK, last produced in 1995. The Chevrolet Cavalier (a different model) was marketed in North America, production ceasing in 2005.