Coffee Break Cryptic

25 May

Across

1 Part of a lock, part with a spring (4)
3 Waving hats, sign for battle (8)
9 Weather forecast no longer an issue? (7)
10 Weapon sometimes placed in front of corporal (5)
11 Language used by French in Dieppe (5)
12 They stay abroad, parking in Texas, possibly (6)
14 Fabric spotted outside empty apartment (6)
16 Composer caught at home holding dance (6)
19 It may be used for boring cocktail (6)
21 Neat trail, oddly enough, in part of South Africa (5)
24 Red flower for family (5)
25 A priest organising social occasions (7)
26 Amateur team having ace in reserve (3,5)
27 Small book by Kipling to read superficially (4)

Down

1 Quiet pair revealing secret (4-4)
2 Laurel traps a devil (5)
4 Dad turned light off (6)
5 Bulb could be lit up (5)
6 Poles holding on - on something that spins continuously (7)
7 Appear to be entertained by Chinese emperor (4)
8 Mountain plant - one in Nepal, growing wild (6)
13 Man's clue involved American figure (5,3)
15 Essay about one mathematical function in three volumes? (7)
17 European country ignoring area wanting food (6)
18 Foolish, stirring up endless dispute (6)
20 Cover over very large leisure facilities (5)
22 Consider slender king (5)
23 Abraham Lincoln's first murder victim in good book (4)