Hubble Crossword 61 - Annotated solution

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1 Marc's tunic altered prior to church (12) 
CIRCUMSTANCE - ceremony (def) from MARC'S TUNIC* (altered) CE 

9 Cooker popular once more (5) 
AGAIN - once more (def) from AGA (Cooker) IN (popular)

10 Dreamy setter's having a drink by track (9) 
IMAGINARY - Dreamy (def) from IM (setter's) having A GIN (drink) by RY (track)

11 Drawing links with graduate among hills (7) 
TOWBARS - Drawing links (def) from W (with) BA (graduate) among TORS (hills)

12 Spot like northern lake? (7) 
TARNISH - Spot (def) Something like a northern lake could be describes as TARN-ISH 

13 Batter's comb falling to bits (10) 
RAMSHACKLE - falling to bits (def) from RAMS (Batter's) HACKLE (comb)

15 German's refusal to meddle with first 4 in 19 (4) 
NEIN - German's refusal (def) from NINE* (to meddle with) first 4 in 19 (NINEteen)

18 Search for peacekeepers trapped in empty hut (4) 
HUNT - Search for (def) from UN (peacekeepers) trapped in HT (empty hut)

19 Fuel processing plant's pet decoder (3-7) 
CAT-CRACKER - Fuel processing plant (def) from CAT (pet) CRACKER (decoder)

22 Weapons displayed by soldiers at outskirts of Reims grabbing tart (7) 
RAPIERS - Weapons (def) from RA (soldiers) at RS (outskirts of Reims) grabbing PIE (tart)

24 Source of next generation's list for Chinese-American dish (3,4) 
EGG ROLL - Chinese-American dish (def) from EGG (Source of next generation) ROLL (list)

25 After working those people stop improving (2,3,4) 
ON THE MEND - improving (def) from THEM (those people) END (stop) after ON (working)

26 Court activity not starting in Clare's town (5) 
ENNIS - Clare's town (def) from (t)ENNIS (Court activity not starting)

27 Nonuser popes rehabilitated but penniless (2,4,6) 
ON ONE'S UPPERS - Penniless (def) from NONUSER POPES* (rehabilitated)

DOWN

1 Burn female cleaner (9) 
CHARWOMAN - cleaner (def) from CHAR (Burn) WOMAN (female)

2 Democrat's pain supporting Republican about shield  (8) 
RONDACHE - shield (def) from D (Democrat) pain (ACHE) supporting R (Republican) ON (about)

3 One's superior eggs (5) 
UNITS - Ones (def) from U (superior) NITS (eggs)

4 Clever one's production of lamer acts (5,4) 
SMART ALEC - Clever one (def) from LAMER ACTS* (production of)

5 Space journal ignoring leaders in workers' home (6) 
APIARY - workers' home (def) from (g)AP d(IARY) (Space journal ignoring leaders)

6 Garment on independent animal (5) 
COATI - animal (def) from COAT (Garment) on I (independent)

7 Clergyman gone by soldiers (6) 
PASTOR - Clergyman (def) from PAST (gone by) OR (soldiers)

8 Couples bringing up the rear in jalopy unearth Amazon crusher? (6) 
PYTHON - crusher (def) from lst two letters (couples bringing up the rear) in jaloPY unearTH AmazON

14 Boorish behaviour of Saints in blocks and tackles before start of season (9) 
CRASSNESS - Boorish behaviour (def) from SS (Saints) in CRANES (blocks and tackles) before S (start of season)

16 Dogs and more dogs chasing moose (9) 
ELKHOUNDS - Dogs (def) from HOUNDS (more dogs) chasing ELK (moose)

17 Mortify Frenchman holding up club (8) 
GANGRENE - Mortify (def) from RENE (Frenchman) holding up GANG (club)

18 Talk ad nauseum about instrument working (4,2)
HARP ON - Talk ad nauseum about (def) from HARP (instrument) ON (working)

20 Sauce of mackerel is herbal partly (6) 
RELISH - Sauce (def) contained in (partly) mackeREL IS Herbal

21 Cut top of narcissus flower (6) 
SEVERN - flower (def) from SEVER (Cut) N (top of narcissus)

23 Peg assisting climbers provides no hint on the ascent (5) 
PITON - Peg assisting climbers (def) from reversal (on the ascent) of NO TIP (hint)

24 Finish period winning (3,2) 
END UP - Finish (def) from END (period) UP (winning)