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

[pavalamani pragasam]

Across
1 Unstable democracies ban parties providing a cold dessert (3,5) ICE CREAM
5 Oblong pastry found with note inside rice has been returned (6)ECLAIR
9 At sea, chasten Matt after losing an international cricket game, say (4,5) TEST MATCH
11 Take off Roy over smuggling of a dessert (5) FROYO
12 Stuffed Jewish snacks Victor exchanged for quiet cutting tools (7) KNISHES
14 Lead for the salesman finally moving to the front with a nut, reportedly (7) PRECEDE
15 Cut after the German and the Frenchman's procedure for tattoo removal (12) DERMABRASION
17 Confection for corrupt Sharma mostly found inside shrubs (12) MARSHMALLOWS
20 Automaton behind a variety of consumer electronics devices (7)ANDROID
22 Cuban leader in Spain leans back to get the refuse holder (7)CESSPIT
23 It could make a good cake even better (5)ICING
24 Produce envelope for note with Muslim commander's pardon (4,5)COME AGAIN
26 Pungent rhizome with an orange-brown colour (6)GINGER
27 Food item has been sent back for distribution around North Dakota and Wisconsin by Charlie (8)SANDWICH

Down
1 Kind of valve that is found outside a salvaged tank (6)INTAKE
2 Company responsible for a subcontinent's subjugation (4,5) EAST INDIA
3 Border of an upset Russian village (3)RIM
4 Inebriated dipsomaniacs go around the model with a remedy for convulsions (13) ANTISPASMODIC
6 One might find baristas here (6,5) COFFEE SHOPS
7 Roused from sleep as damaged cookware brought out an expression of surprise (5) AWOKE
8 Letters from Mario terrorise the insurgent (6)RIOTER
10 Abnormally high blood sugar in America (13) HYPERGLYCEMIA
13 Turn hostage around with a tropical fern (5-6)HART'S-TONGUE
16 Old model brought up by a witch on the island gets gullets (9) OESOPHAGI
18 Kind of the French to leave a gap (6)CARING
19 Check the quarter for a bad smell (6)STENCH
21 Vocal native of Denmark may stoop (5)DEIGN
25 Supplement with father's article has been misplaced (3)ADD

Delicious!