Across: 1. Fittingly, cog engaged to convey 26 27 for you (8) t: .gly cog en. 6. Not drinking around beginnings of hot India's raging summer can give you this (6) rough / raging This involves dehydration essentially, [+T] ..., oft terminal? (dehyd)R(ation) One who doesn't drink ... Not drinking around hot ... Not drinking while taking hike in raging sun [acrind] can give you this T(HIRS)T T + *SHIRT Lost shirt after time... 9,19dn. Australian 26 27 as E.T. spilt rocket fuel (6 7) 26 27 in Australia... PET RO(LTI)CKETS * SPILT/SPLIT + ET ROCKET / PETROLTICKETS COKE + SPRITE LTT SPITTLE ROCKET POLICE TREK TTS SPIKE COTTER TL Turned out pockets: c/litre LITRE + STOCK PET / POCKETS T / SPOTK ETC COST + LIKE PER TT TRIKE PELT 10. In the red after taking summer in France, gave up hotel but struggled to maintain a decent balance (8) T(h)E(ETE)RED Struggled with balance and lost hotel, in the red after taking summer in France 11. First and last letter received by lonely outsiders not willing to draw on 26 27 (4) *** 12. Features absurd tinsel mane (10) Features ten meals in preparation Absurd tinsel mane among features Tinsel mane ruined appearance * TEN MEALS IN LISTEN MEAN INTENSE MAL LINEAMENTS 13. Cheese-lover gets second dessert (6) One who likes cheese gets second dessert The squeaking one gets ... 15. ____ ____ food, for faster? (4 4) Such food is fast? ____ ____ food is fast? TAKEAWAY Commit to such food is fast? ________ food for fast? ________ food = fast? A point to be got, a key at [exchange/?] (A W) in *(A KEY AT) A point, one to be got by ..t, ultimately a key Upon return, key to get T A KE(AWA)Y TA(? I)KEA WAY * A KEY AT A W 17. Stunt double's cap a dead giveaway (8) Adventure figure's cap a dead giveaway t- .e's cap a de. * PA- CEASE-D 19. Last to rebuild wrecks (6) Wrecks turned to salt * TO SALT/LAST 20. Having little thought for others, and no end of gall, get no circle around (10) Mostly reticent about turning, cog not thinking of the others [one ind short] Get no circle around when not open to love, obsessed with self Get no circle around when having no opening to love and having no concern for others Self-obsessed get no circle around [-L] * RETICEN(t) COG EGOCENTRIC EGOCENTRIC CONCER- + /-T EG I / -(n) I GET CIRC(l)E + GET ON/NO / EG NOT TRIG(ly)CE(rid)E + ONC (gly)COGEN TRICE ONCE RIG ETC CRINGE + O ETC ENTICE + GOCR -ING + CORE ETC / COR(r)ECT E / CRE(a) O ETC 23. Slow badly at times, when 26 27 vanish (4) *** 24. Partial boss, if I editorialised, got stiffer (8) r.S SOI(e) Worships thus, taking off the fourth and getting up stiff t. .oss if I ed. 25. Needing movement? No need... ultimately this will provide it! (6) Needing movement? No hint of drama... this will provide it! Needing movement? No need, ultimately, for motor 26,27. Active evergreens, yes, have right stuff to keep things moving (6 8) Active evergreens, yes, have right stuff to keep 25 running Surgery never sees improvement without [U] [def] Yes, about right in [anag]ing evergreens ... Active evergreens have, yes, about right backup fuel supply ENERG(Y(R)ES)ERVES E-seconds ... * ENERGYRESERVES ENERGYRESERVES NEVER + GREY SEE SR / S(u)RGERY SEES EVERGREEN + YES SR / -S YES R 27. see 26 Down: 2. Joe's morale ruined after losing a round he played as "six million dollar man" (3 6) He played a man with expensive modifications, as Joel's mare misbehaving Jam eel back, or [S] player of $6m man * JEER + -S LOAM / ALSO M / SALOM JEREM(y) ALSO JOE + -L'S MARE 3. Dog tracks food (5) 4. Joy to accept the greatest part of holy land (7) G(ALI)LEE 5,15dn,22. Yet to be considered as a definite article, being stuck between two palindromes (3 2 3 5) Yet to be considered as a definite article, coming between two palindromes Article between two palindromes yet to be considered 6. see 21 7. Not nice to look at Len eating messily (9) * -ING + LEAN ET / EAT LEN 8. Writer in holy figure out of 26 27? (5) Holy figure taking writer out of 26 27? 14. What "Burlesque" did to get one stiffer? (9) Burlesque actor, previously pop idol, eating fill of pie with more carbs Burlesque actor, previously big success, eating pie filling with more carbs Burlesque actor, chasing celebrity, eats one with more carbs Celebrity Burlesque actor eats one with more carbs STAR CH(I)ER 15. see 5 16. The whole population have debt, having taken Mandela's party spending money (9) Everyone has debt involving liberation organisation's pocket money Everyone has [have!?] debt involving liberation organisation's pocket money 18. A New Guinea night with last of my 16? (7) 16 perhaps of many losing head taking night in Paris Any taking night in Paris for 16? AN(NUIT)Y 19. see 9 across 21,6dn. American 26 27 in Georgia went down, accepting strange hint by E.T. (3 2 3 4) 26 27 in America ... GA S(INTH ET)ANK GASINTHETANK 22. see 5 23. Royal raised as killer of 6 across (5)