Coffee Break Cryptic

18 December

Across

1 Got back a Roman garment (4)
3 Life after death? (8)
9 Male pickpockets in the hills? (7)
10 Puzzle with tangled ropes (5)
11 A defender may be surprised taken thus (5)
12 Foreign seaman - an awful rascal (6)
14 Christopher and Edward are equipped (6)
16 American leader getting cheeky again (6)
19 The effect of one member on legislation (6)
21 A tree for Mr. Atkinson (5)
24 Composer taking short breaks before the end of August? (5)
25 Visible location for a tavern, we hear (2,5)
26 Sweet courses about to be emphasised (8)
27 Some skincare for an old American (4)

Down

1 Old man initially thanks outgoing film star (3,5)
2 Georgia entertains one, going round Italian city (5)
4 Sailor turning up with another rock (6)
5 Recordings made by a pest giving trouble (5)
6 Calm down when cooking sausage (7)
7 Measure a piece of enclosed ground (4)
8 Preserve a mischievous child (6)
13 Drink ordered for a teach-in (5,3)
15 A glass for the acrobat (7)
17 A lot of trees in Front Street (6)
18 Band having an outing in the south- east (6)
20 Social worker is joining those in opposition (5)
22 The vehicle a joker gets on (5)
23 Some want husbands to be like that (4)