Across

1 Vestment certain to mask faulty clip (8)

5 Works originally sung by Salvation Army in Ukrainian port (6)

9 Grumpy jazz fan returning to Turin broke (8)

10 Demons did evil sometimes, destroying some characters (6)

12 A meaner heartless prince (5)

13 Old theologian takes train to isle (9)

14 One in revolution may help in the process of shedding more light (6,6)

18 Shrub in Cambridge college found by very old character (7,5)

21 A country boy returning to entertain a religious leader (5,4)

23 Old church with light’s beginning to shine (5)

24 Plain girl given a name (6)

25 Impressions created by insurrection when ‘the first shall be last’ (8)

26 Copper getting spirited in minister’s office (6)

27 Part of hospital corrodes — grants required (8)

Down

1 Religious writings from Tarsus edited (6)

2 Jacob’s wife getting pain in right leg initially (6)

3 Stories about endlessly pompous forms of service (9)

4 Starchy maids ruined time of celebration (9,3)

6 Maradona perhaps to decline, then leave (5)

7 Sit at AGM, looking troubled — signs of holiness? (8)

8 Sailor to go wrong when on the strong drink (8)

11 Ecclesiastic dispute over wicked haunt? One must deal with the incumbent! (12)

15 See bird ascending over various trees (9)

16 Bill, a medic? Wrong — that’s Don! (8)

17 Fancier of bird maybe to get angry endlessly stuck inside (8)

19 This answer is not a religious symbol! (6)

20 Ends as Charlie is defeated (6)

22 Biblical character lives on a bit of apple crumble primarily (5)

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