1: Perfect counter-spy equipment (3)

3: Its a firm, small lettuce (3)

5: Boys terse brief for pearl producers (7)

9: Like a high ranking diplomat's awful ambrosia salad (13)

10: After Burton, the wild part of a person turns meek (5)

11: Carries most of sea-bird back. (3)

12: Execute knitters for pitchers (5)

13: Irregular bouts of activity suit beach scrubbers (4,3,6)

17: Tint bark clogs to provide foot support (8,5)

18: Work out how first Spanish olive was pitted. (5)

20: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

22: Knew a radical in stir (5)

24: Cheaper oil, gas distributed in Island chains (13)

25: Thrash Elia a second time (7)

26: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

27: Hear Native American appeal (3)

1: Attract fill-in worker by end of August (5)

2: Frolicking, pals-y team? (9)

3: Cut Chicago ballplayer's training? (5)

4: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)

5: Love sounded wrong for aunt and primate (5-4)

6: Rebs to can fresh edible crustacean from southern states (5,4)

7: She literally describes high society (5)

8: Auction to stem persuasive patter (5,4)

13: Woods and the entire group making cut-off in advance (9)

14: Chewed a fat aide's foul-smelling gum (9)

15: Damage from depression takes time with onset of retirement (9)

16: Dealers left out of catalogues (9)

19: Deputy at clock centre sounds hesitant (5)

21: Pack animal shows up at a shopping centre (5)

22: Complete western part of golf course (5)

23: Tender translator of runes (5)