Coffee Break Cryptic

5 August

Across

1 Greek island containing black swans (4)
3 Tom's mare could be a beast (8)
9 Wine and cake (7)
10 Tears as leading character in romance dies (5)
11 Plant trees, reportedly (5)
12 Put out vessel for recovery (6)
14 A sort of meteor? Far from it! (6)
16 Successful move by the French pair (6)
19 Run after penniless middleman (6)
21 Garden feature held back by scaremonger (5)
24 Straight line, we hear, in Cornish city (5)
25 Nought's amiss in report (7)
26 Are Europeans allowed to dance round them? (8)
27 Erosion caused by Sunderland's river (4)

Down

1 What scouts might have to sing about? (8)
2 World War II hero ordered to join resistance (5)
4 A vehicle carrying a hundred? You can count on it! (6)
5 Revolutionary leader in Marseilles with a deserter (5)
6 Hot spot shocking puritans — one to be avoided (7)
7 Undertaking quest as knight? Not entirely (4)
8 Straightforward board member has no alternative (6)
13 Tower guard loses fine bird (3-5)
15 Happy to admit copper is a metal (7)
17 Musical instruments vital to life (6)
18 A shoe, in a manner of speaking (6)
20 Tokyo, strangely, is a city in Japan (5)
22 Scot's exclamation about colour (5)
23 A piece from your favourite magazine? (4)