Times, 26,178.

[red46]

14d, 2words,5.5. H?r?e ?el??, Essential intelligence shared by Arab's.
18d, 8lets, I????c??, Solicits men in undesirable spots, letting the first go.
22a, 4lets, T???, Scruff last in line put on fluffy coat.
27a, 8lets, T???e???, Speculator ruined others with it.

[Captain2]

27 Theorist

[scorpiojo]

Horse sense
Implores
Nap (lin)e
Theorist anag

[scorpiojo]

25a Notary - yr + a ton (very much) reversed

[red46]

Thanks captain2, scorpiojo, through one out, 25a, 6lets, N?t?r?, Public official's year very much going west.

[scorpiojo]

Look up^

[red46]

Thanks scorpiojo, mist it, thanks again, now completed.

[scorpiojo]

:o)