Was 'winded' googling and reading the long winded clues.
ACROSS
8 Gratify Henry's ilk no end leaving to fool around (6) PANDER Anno pending
9 European politician's allegiances; commitments basically are most hollow (8) EMPTIEST {E}{MP}{TIES}{commiTments}
10 Highway 78 perhaps missed out
marker (8)
MILEPOST {MI}LEPOST
Anno pending11
Prophet and priest on outskirts of
Judea, heading for
Haifa (6)
ELIJAH {ELI}{J
udeA}{H}
12 Blonde frayed at the edges, with silver lining; sign of seniority (3,3) OLD AGE {gOLD {AG}En}
13 Resurgences of servitude binding one vassal, beginning to return, as year ends (8) REVIVALS {yR{E{VI}VALS}<= Not sure of Anno
15 Ridicule report about garment and casual wear (1-6) T-SHIRTS {T-{SHIRT}S} I thought ridicule report would be 'tsk', rom tsk-tsk?
17 We declined carnation from a girl, back in USA (7) FLORIDA {FLOweR}{IDA}
20 New independent national character, for instance, reflected in African (8) NIGERIAN {N}{I}{GE<=}{RIAN<=}
22 Mammal in Manila harassed (6) ANIMAL*
23 A road crossing short alley at an angle (6) ASLANT {A}{S{LANe}T}
25
Opera scripts in book, strangely written, without covers (8)
LIBRETTI {LIB}{
wRITTE
n}*
Lib from Library? Then it should have been books.26
Poisonous plants perhaps brought about the end of Socrates? (8)
HEMLOCKS [GK]
27
Clears peculiar looking
membrane around the eyes (6)
SCLERA*
DOWN
1 Exceptionally prepared sir, and — voila — see pasta dishes! (8) RAVIOLIS {SIR+VOILA}*
2 Ground stroke featuring Nadal, in the centre, raises excitement levels (10) ADRENALINE {NADAL+IN+REE?}* ?
3 Hollow in wood? Nothing in it! (6) GROOVE {GRO{O}VE}
4 Ultimately length etc., perhaps a measure, couple finally needed, for unit of area (7) HECTARE {H}{ETC*}{A}{measuRE}
5 Turmoil in Indian state; unending happiness cut short by gangster (8) UPHEAVAL {UP}{HEAVen}{AL} Unending and then cut short to remove two letters?
6
Court order with conditional decree, carried by Tu
nisian (4)
NISI [T]
7 Mule revolts, beset by pain and torture (6) ASSAIL {A{SSA<=}IL}
14 Chop removing core and fillet basically into say extremely,
long strands of pasta (10)
VERMICELLI VERMIC{
tELLI
f} Anno pending
18 People using drawing boards are mainly designers of roof supports (8) DRAFETRS {D}{RAFTERS}
19 Girl's report announces agenda for expert maybe (7) ANALYST (~anna}{ANA}{LYST}(~list)
21 Rhythmic march on foot (6) INSTEP {IN}{STEP}
22 Is she superior born, to be protected by President's security service? (6) ABBESS {A{B}BE}{SS} Why 'Is she'?
24 Jack, the French expert (4) ABLE {AB}{LE}
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