Across
1 Order two spades whenever breaking up heavy soil (8)
5 Trial in lord's realm barring extremists (6)
9 Most passionate czarist sadly admits regime's ending (8)
10 Where Asians may worship a deity, going in yearly (6)
12 The twelve shared this drink, keeping upright beside boat (11)
15 Means of paying one making a wild charge? (5)
17 Fermented apples one company invested in to make drink (5,4)
18 Big church mouser? He gets fat, rolling over (9)
19 Discretion shown by expert, as teacher (5)
20 Sign of obeisance made by a couple of crooks? (11)
24 A line drawn through westward-leading star's reputed resting place (6)
25 Spiritual leader's talk shortened - pleasant, being cut (8)
26 Floors that woman gets clean by Jewish standards (6)
27 Spare cleric (no saint) always sent back outside (8)

Down
1 Peter's unwelcome caller, a second weird creature (10)
2 Medical analysts converted to Satanism (10)
3,22 Evangelist isn't Methodists' first to occupy Channel Isle (5,4)
4 Fine ornate paternoster for caring adult (6,6)
6 Man in field at end of harvest put back into office (9)
7 Old country party in Middle East uprising (4)
8 Bar's raised for one such as Ananias (4)
11 Provision for outliers stirring a false hope in Anglican church (6,2,4)
13 Discipline following prisoner's remorse (10)
14 Religious house's fib concealing Swiss capital account (10)
16 Kitchen holder's gone astray, restricting very small charity (4,5)
21,23 Democrat always stops MPs heading off in time for prayers (5,4)
22 See 3D

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