Hubble Crossword 40 - Annotated solution

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ACROSS

1 Flyers' coats wrapping a woman (6) 
MACAWS - Flyers (def) from MACS (coats) wrapping A W (woman)

4 Electronic sounds from head of bed disturbing sleep (6) 
BLEEPS - Electronic (def) from B (head of bed) SLEEP* (disturbing)

9 Declaration of consent to union with Latin superstar (4) 
IDOL - superstar (def) from I DO (Declaration of consent to union) L (Latin)

10 Keen to fix before creating tension (4-6) 
NAIL-BITING - creating tension (def) from BITING (Keen) following NAIL ( to fix before)

11 First of energetic blows breaking joints (6) 
ELBOWS - joints (def) from E (First of energetic) BLOWS* (breaking)

12 Fastest try after run (8) 
FLEETEST - Fastest (def) from TEST (try) after FLEE (run)

13 Singer Rita meeting policitcians in chapels (9) 
ORATORIES - chapels (def) from ORA (Singer Rita) meeting TORIES (policitcians)

15 Wingers ignoring last of manager's demands (4) 
BIDS - demands (def) from BI(R)DS (Wingers ignoring last of manager)

16 Nobody inside Parthenon exhibition (4) 
NONE - Nobody (def) from inside PartheNON Exhibition

17 Precious metal first to go on board, then bullion (5,4) 
WHITE GOLD - Precious (def) from WHITE (first to go on board) GOLD (bullion)

21 Cricketer at that lady's town losing wicket (8) 
ATHERTON - Cricketer (def) from AT HER (that lady) TO(w)N (town losing wicket)

22 Work party (6) 
LABOUR - Work (def) party (def)

24 Older Lancashire town reportedly producing fruit (10) 
ELDERBERRY - fruit (def) from ELDER (Older) BERRY homophone (reportedly) of BURY (Lancashire town)

25 Bearing left in front of animal shelter (4) 
LAIR - animal shelter (def) from AIR (Bearing) L (left in front of)

26 In France it's said the woman makes stew (6) 
DITHER - stew (def) from DIT (In France DIT means "it's said") HER (the woman)

27 Material from second musical (6) 
MOHAIR - Material (def) from MO (second) HAIR (musical)

DOWN

1 Dud mostly chewed by tooth in segments (7) 
MODULAR - In segments, (def) from DU (dud mostly) in (chewed by) MOLAR (tooth)

2 Boss holding beginners instrument (5) 
CELLO - instrument (def) from CEO (Boss) containing (holding) LL (beginners)

3 Turns over royal castle (7) 
WINDSOR - castle (def) from WINDS (Turns) O (over) R (royal)

5 Threw up highball on cot (6) 
LOBBED - Threw up (def) from LOB (high ball) BED

6 Granting permission to get inn lit up (9) 
ENTITLING - Granting permission to (def) from GET INN LIT* (up)

7 Transgressions getting employment in channels (7) 
SINUSES - channels (def) from SINS (Transgressions) getting USES (employment)

8 Songs entertaining cheeky Frenchman coming up to get fragrance enhancers (3-10) 
AIR FRESHENERS - fragrance enhancers (def) from AIRS (Songs) containing (entertaining) FRESH (cheeky) ENER (Frenchman coming up)

14 Examination involving ultimate ruler is most gentle (9) 
TENDEREST - most gentle (def) from TEST (Examination) containing (involving) END (ultimate) ER (ruler)

16 Disturbed having scored about 50 (7) 
NETTLED - Disturbed (def) from NETTED (scored) about L (50)

18 Hunter's admonition to get agreement on house (5-2) 
TALLY-HO - Hunter's admonition (def) from TALLY (agreement) HO (house)

19 More disgusting oil user stirred (7) 
LOUSIER - More disgusting (def) from OIL USER* (stirred)

20 Second menu in bay accomodation? (6) 
STABLE - bay accomodation (def: bay=horse) from S (Second) TABLE (menu)

23 A lab's variegated wood (5) 
BALSA - wood (def) from A LAB'S* (variegated)