Cryptic #67 - by Symptomatic

Across 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 One-of-a-kind 9
big cat
10 11
contracted a
parasite - it died
horribly (7,7)
12 13
10 Ultimately, Luke
changed Pilate's 14

letter (7) 15 16 17
11 Cheating type of
friend? (7)
18 19 20
12 Clean talking
horse returns
with George
Banks making a 21 22 23

cameo (6) 24
13 A religion wants
25 26
a certain kind of
window (7)
15 He created a 27
simple solution
for shaving? (5)
17 So trendy to
arrange will impression inked "no-frills" trick flower housing
(2,5,2) on both sides for a type of noxious tip (7)
(6,8) exercise (9)
18 Good memory of 23 Scholar with
a strong swing 8 Outer nylon-only Spanish
from the tee (4,5) Down pants? Never philosopher (5)
2 Sweet ice cream (3,2,4,5)
20 Minister 24 Cait's auntie held
commissioned to is never good for 9 Out in the up some wine (4)
wipe debts (5) starters (5) cemetery?
3 Hang 26 evenly (4,2,3,5)
21 Wrestling with
no hands shows upright for the 14 Whip whiskey,
how far removed time being (7) say; beat corn,
you are (7) 4 December 24 perhaps (6,4)
22 Counterfeit and 31 - dates 16 Comics with
banknote bearing not part of the Marx brother, no
the wrong head bible (4) less, being one
(6) 5 Shelled out peso good with sleight
extra to contact of hand (4,5)
25 Gamer to stop in
the end (7) journalist (10) 19 Choose to lock
6 Fired for poor up one for
26 Drawing client's denying the
being rebuilt (7) editing (7)
existence of a
27 Two-storey 7 Standard god? (7)
house with baseballer with
20 Very potent