ACROSS 1. (.b)LE VELCRO'S SING(l.) = LEVEL CROSSING 9. GINGER ALE = GIN + LARGE* E_ 10. POE'S Y = POESY 11. DECLARES* = RESCALED 12. GODSON = GOON outside D_ S_ 14. HOPED = H OP-ED 16. TAOIS[-m] + EACH = TAOISEACH 18. ALABASTER = (BASALT ARE)* 20. S HEAR = SHEAR 21. JANGLE = (J ANGLE) 22. TAN GIBLE[-t] = TANGIBLE 25. CRIER = CHARIER - HA 26. (RUINS VEAL)* = UNIVERSAL 27. FUN DAME N + TALLY = FUNDAMENTALLY DOWN 1. LOGO + R + RHEA = LOGORRHEA 2. VENUS = VENUE - E + S 3. ←DRAW EEL← = LEEWARD 4. REAL ESTATE = (SEATTLE ARE)* 5. SHE D = SHED 6. IMPIOUS = IMP IOUS 7. (EARLY GCSE)* = GREYSCALE 8. "HIM" = HYMN 13. TOUR MINE outside A L = TOURMALINE 15. PLAINTIFF = PLAIN TIFF 17. POSHER* LAY = HORSEPLAY 19. (ROLE IN A)* = AILERON 20. G-MEN inside SET = SEGMENT 21. JO CK = JOCK 23. BASIL = ←IS inside LAB←