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11a. Giving one's notice may be very risky
CRITICAL

20a. Party served with prime fillet
HEADBAND

25a. Subtlety of type of creed followed by one Saint after another
NICENESS

26a. Engage a bishop to lead service
ABSORB

18d. Travels with short apostolic letter over Islands
HEBRIDES

Parses for the above please?

18d Heb(rews )letter to the Hebrews in Bible + rides (travels)

26a AB - A Bishop + sorb (fruit of the Service tree)

25a Nicene (Catholic creed) + S (saint) twice

20a. A fillet is a headband. Party/band + prime/head

Cheers for the replies.
Anyone worked out CRITICAL?

11a. One definition of 'notice' in Chambers dictionary is 'A dramatic or artistic review'. Perhaps giving this could be 'critical'?

10a. Of necessity, wine-making does
NEEDS MUST

19a. Way of approaching onset of illness
ACCESS

27a. Boat that, with one more, would be half seas over
EIGHT

3d. Miser fell on leader of pirates
SKINFLINT

4d. Casual waiter finally appears with order
RANDOM

9d. Clergyman resting as a duty
INCUMBENT

Parses for the above, please?

10 Needs Must = of necessity, and wine-making needs' unfermented or partially unfermented grape juice...', which is what 'must' is.

19 A double definition, Access means both 'way of approaching' and 'onset of illness' (in Chambers).