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21d the "pastry" is a dish, which could be sweet or savoury. Not a familiar word, but it parses clearly.
26 parses 1,2,6, though the 1 and 2 are reversed in the wordplay. Def. "cramp".

Thanks Brendan and ChrisE. I was struck on fool's gold. Got it in the end. Picaroon is always welcome breezy but seldom a breeze. Liked 1a because that's where I live. Never used the expression but it rang a bell. Anything to do with Don Juan down the well?

Don Quixote, I mean.

Hi Everyone

After last week's breeze, I haven't got a single one. I don't like Picaroon; I'm simply not on on his/her wave length. I've now read the thread and am ready for a second go.

I am getting worse at these crosswords and may have to give up altogether soon.

I may or may not be back

Lots of very enjoyable clues today.
New phrases (1 a and 27)
New words 21 &18
And a puzzle as to why 'jollies' should be those 2 letters (19)
FOI 7
LOI 23
COD 1d & 8

Hi Pauly
"Jollies" is a slang term for that division of the armed services.

ChrisE
Thank you very much :-)

Just 21d and 27a to get. Given the last clue word the last word of 27 is obvious. But it might be an expression I don't know.

Like many 21d is not showing itself.

21: defn. "Glass container", parses as 2 (firm) inside 4 (pastry). New word to me.

27: the original meaning of this phrase refers to a position in a WW2 RAF bomber