1: Kidnaps sailors swimming around the Channel (7)
6: Fortunate brave gets a late start (5)
9: Late Greek god betraying no emotion (7)
10: A correspondent from every point on island (7)
11: European sage knew a novel novel (9,4)
12: Black arts and demons concerned with Homer's issue? (4,7)
15: Taverns quoted cool clique (3)
17: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)
20: Dangerous undertaking skiers in busy S bend (5,8)
24: Suppressed and overturned, it's taken flight (7)
25: Lackluster sex drive dogs one on wobbly pins (7)
26: Dispatches last bits following Saturday (5)
27: Crackers in bulk? Yes (3-4)