THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

ACROSS
1 For many soldiers on board, it's time to train horses (8) DRESSAGE
5 Run second type (6)SPRINT
10 Just a month before, in London (7)MAYFAIR
11 Portugal — a country which has mostly fish (7)PIRANHA
12 Gathers courage for an internal search (5) SCOUR
13 Elevated director, a sincere sort (9)INCREASED
14 Musicians find boy wrong on one note (12) PHILHARMONIC
18 Charlie sent out last, may be by the recruiters (6,6)TALENT SCOUTS
21 Two groups harbour a doubt over some lab equipment (4,5)TEST TUBES
23 Throw the fellow on the way (5)HEAVE
24 Pick up about the plant (7)HEATHER
25 Hide behind the painting, Mac (7)OILSKIN
26 Easy to catch hold of one minding the child (6)SITTER
27 Place beneath supports, so it doesn't move (5,3)STAYS PUT

DOWN
1 Mother would want to know the material (6)DAMASK
2 An earlier form of a word — note my composition (6) ETYMON
3 Mostly trawling around Uruguay for marine creature (3,6) SEA URCHIN
4 Comic cat's gotten sedate — one of 9's greats (8,6) GARFIELD SOBERS
6 Money back? Take it apart (5)PARSE
7 The union is, in general, over charging (8)IONISING
8 We can't cry without one (4,4)TEAR DUCT
9 For example, cricket fans find it intoxicating (9,5) SPECTATOR SPORT
15 A game of Golf's fit for drama (5, 4)MATCH PLAY
16 One would be extremely amused to be left in them (8)STITCHES
17 Form and function, someone like 4, say (5,3)CLASS ACT
19 Raise a card at the university (4,2)JACK UP
20 Greek character's into fuel as an oil producer (6)PEANUT
22 You have a point to titter (2-3)TE-HEE

A little tough!