Across
| 1 | Edges of signpost tearing and peeling (9) |
| 6 | Second musical instrument slightly out of tune (5) |
| 9 | Couple from Fenway upset Yankee star with bit of silly headwear (7) |
| 10 | Swallows last of water, true, in pipes (7) |
| 11 | A Country for the Old Men? (5) |
| 12 | Bananas so inanely prepared with onions (9) |
| 13 | Inclination to write cheer (8) |
| 14 | Chalk a line covering base (6) |
| 17 | Again readies wild steers (6) |
| 18 | Following the rules, magical creature holds back mountain (4,4) |
| 20 | Missing a fuzzy fruit stored in stolen cedar box, perhaps (4,5) |
| 22 | In retrospect, speak about nurse’s stories (5) |
| 24 | Dirty team scores 51 (7) |
| 25 | Nastier stranger is more impatient (7) |
| 26 | Mayor Giuliani hugs daughter having a healthy reddish complexion (5) |
| 27 | Theme motel, if it’s remodeled (9) |
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Down
| 1 | Weak person held by practitioners of tyranny (5) |
| 2 | Basic principles of smallest group members grabbing coin (9) |
| 3 | Providing more detail, pitifully describing headless songbird (15) |
| 4 | Sassy lodge has fish tacos at the entrance (8) |
| 5 | Caper’s risk discussed (6) |
| 6 | Restless mink pry loose certain pipes (9,6) |
| 7 | Cover story I bail out (5) |
| 8 | Actress Garr, mid-sixties, wearing flower for future generations (9) |
| 13 | Buyer of Star Trek weapon has zapped cur (9) |
| 15 | Sick girl’s late for medical specialist (9) |
| 16 | When it comes up, I store juice with meat (8) |
| 19 | Regarding a certain kind of fight, it is said, “Not very many; not very smart” (6) |
| 21 | Animal enclosure hit hard (5) |
| 23 | Fires up font feature (5) |
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