1 Tank I'm in a position to tap, perhaps, for the Pope
6 Park in second-class rendezvous
8 Narrow squeaks mean spinsters
9 State mean without duration
11 Gentile backs time initially to sell milk products
13 Decomposer, maybe, to come apart
14 Lady of the house is no lady!
15 Farewell song after one's end
16 Snake commands a twelve-pounder
19 Meadows sound like desserts
20 Strange power holds it's to throw one out East
22 Monster, shortening eccentric's end, contracts all round
23 Good clear frame
24 Countless letters unburden me
26 Slippery type's the end of a low sort
27 Femmes fatales resume dress alterations

Down

1 Struggle with new plot for sphere of action
2 Element in African town's more metallic
3 Team in heap, perhaps, is on the ball
4 Our Italian mother meets American prophet
5 Cap may be dry, possibly
6 Behaviorist's second-in-command backing possible office reform internally
7 Burn half currency for rite, perhaps
10 Awkward nun stirred up a real mess, so be difficult
12 Accountant's office, maybe, for sunny days in the garden
17 Entrances bird in possible short version
18 Sea holds many back after fish plays
20 To advertize bells, maybe
21 Cheerful little woman gets through to sailing center
25 Man going back and not appearing