1: Shell compensate for loss in certain risky starts (7)
 6: Grill when involved in corruption (5)
 9: City train bears the woman's name (5)
 10: Marking out cuttings of geraniums (9)
 11: Do as I say in short retreat (5)
 12: Ed hates broken earphones (7)
 13: Free sex, lips in beer; it's beyond words (13)
 16: Rap wave using scab? (6-7)
 19: Free time is symbol of Hawaii, certainly (7)
 22: Deputy at clock centre sounds hesitant (5)
 24: Nominee is cold and indifferent initially... see? (9)
 25: To confuse, immerse a priest in drink. (5)
 26: Quiet floor decoration is a sign of indifference (5)
 27: Lunch time eating:  an annoyance for figure (7)