1: Balls thrown at gophers (9)

5: A friend comes round to appease (5)

8: Sounds like a bright child (3).

9: Also major European capital lawman in northern constellation (9)

10: Flipper's conclusion (5)

11: Record that it was to insult (2,3,4)

13: Nits are possibly more unpleasant (7)

14: Peewee keeping in love encounter (3,4)

17: Nag male, starting with pain in the neck (7)

19: Red Cross is putting on bazaar (7)

21: Heard Italian city in canyon is from the stone age, perhaps (3-6)

23: Lease bad tripod (5)

24: Recipient of drink describing gown with energy (9)

25: Five kills one. (3)

26: Test limits of sexologist in assignation (5)

27: Flooded out and united (9)

1: Note old fashioned opening with 2.54 cm bird (9)

2: Sanctions mailed through fool (7)

3: Lily Tomlin's character: teen siren runaway (9)

4: Overcome by disappointment from the rare bonk going awry (11)

5: Float, drifting, in the air (5)

6: Told fib with particular relaxation (3,4)

7: Desire tale filled with energy (5)

12: Left with pal carrying new gold case (11)

15: She's providing us with a minder (9)

16: Cast update: Loy gave a superior performance (9)

18: Do annoy suspect when both hands are up? (7)

20: Put a bit of petrol in Bug and Probe (7)

21: Make an average float (5)

22: Quick beer, right? (5)