14 down Not having a ring, 6 stood out and complained. (9 letters) P---E---D 16 down Elusive agent skirts border (6 letters) --I---
27 across Armed criminal tackles Irish fan (7 letters) A-M-R-R
...and finally 16 across: Steatite could be carved into a step and so on. (9 letters) --A-S---S