Across
1. Spongy ball gone missing outside (9) (9) Hints
6. Girlfriend saved by AA? It appears on camera (4) (4) Hints
8. Whiny singer with boy band playing around Leatherhead (3,5) (3, 5) Hints
9. Left side only half cut, causing damage (6) (6) Hints
10. Nothing odd in hand-built test for grown-ups (6) (6) Hints
11. Going from bank to bank to get short-term finance (8) (8) Hints
12. Appear to embarrass turn out (4,2) (4, 2) Hints
15. Get grime off kitchen appliance (3,5) (3, 5) Hints
16. Infestation has grown wild inside perimeter (8) (8) Hints
19. The point of sex overwhelms a groom, holding it back (6) (6) Hints
21. Legally blocked central thesis getting killed off (8) (8) Hints
22. On introduction, bride’s relatives are shocked seeing you flash (6) (6) Hints
24. Narrow minded compiler’s theme lacks tension (6) (6) Hints
25. Reconcile lie (4,2,2) (4, 2, 2) Hints
26. Lake seen in home recording (4) (4) Hints
27. Smooth World Cup hero got military training there (9) (9) Hints
Down
1. Being outspoken, a liberal couple moved north (5) (5) Hints
2. It says salad covered in soil is inevitably a mess! (4,3) (4, 3) Hints
3. Furrows poorly fitted into hollowed out ridges (5) (5) Hints
4. Honour vet sadly leaving benevolent organisation? (7) (7) Hints
5. Time Elvis interrupted singer getting earful (7,2) (7, 2) Hints
6. A small games producer has single weapon (7) (7) Hints
7. Look into financier’s blunders (9) (9) Hints
13. Pageboy perhaps a slithery rogue (9) (9) Hints
14. Chances of university abandoning details of courses (9) (9) Hints
17. Devoted fan that is following band (7) (7) Hints
18. What God apparently did for senior mafioso? (4,3) (4, 3) Hints
20. Girl, more delicate, is slow mover (7) (7) Hints
22. Half of boat keel he missed in photographic blur (5) (5) Hints
23. Restrict growth of dangerous activity (5) (5) Hints