THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[sandhya.p61]

Across
8 Frank sharpens blunt edge (6) HONEST
9 Did old journalist receive hint about retirement finally? (8) EXECUTED
10 Recommend wine for fellow correspondent (8) REPORTER
11 Accent describing girl’s upper class dialect (7) TONGUE
12 Reject master's degree? Rubbish (6) DEBRIS
13 Tied up without work! (8)
15 A train stop needs a railway to be fixed (7)
17 Chaos as leak's starting to appear in boat (7)
20 Villager taking part in challenge about being muscular (8) THICKSET
22 Tug’s heading off free to sail around harbour (6)
23 English papers countered rubbish written about their boss (6)
25 Participating in workout during harsh winter in England (8)
26 Slow individual to act fast to win point (8)
27 Notice obstruction in a small hole? (6)

Down
1 Order mutinous man to leave violent agitation (8)
2 Popular satire about a sailor caught turning up without hat (10) DEMOCRATIC
3 Declares University is meant for engineering degree (6) STATES
4 Report here? (7)
5 Risky travel across a cliff’s face that's steep (8)
6 Rub the wrong way and get hurt (4)
7 Look out, mongrel's fast! (6) SECURE
14 Jumping the queue? That's unacceptable (3,2,5)
16 Seer’s robes old priest brought up (8)
18 Plan for drink in small measure, starting off with beer (8)
19 Witnesses for trial sat nervously about (7)
21 Concealing a severe beating (6) HIDING
22 Sick from climbing mountain, adolescent needs drug (6)
24 Can robot ultimately turn into a puppet? (4)