Across
1
Macho man embraces something irrational and dumb (6)
5
Well off, but bound by summons to where convict marks time (4,4)
9
Trusted friends at college begin here (4,4)
10
Meat from wild animals, not named at first (6)
11
Actress reportedly to bear chess prodigy (6,6)
13
Germanic invader beheaded – some nerve! (4)
14
For a special occasion, taking tea? I don't think so! (2,6)
17
Feudal drudge returns with mop that's not found in big cities (5,3)
18
Feature of retrograde love song (4)
20
Fare with a pea in each part, I hear – or a lot of them? (8,4)
23
One who won't drink and drive, in practice (3,3)
24
Rent by oneself for much less (3,5)
25
Words of daring, say, embraced by champions (4,4)
26
Modern currency? Scream 'opt out!' (6)
Down
2
'Bird' found in 'White Album' (4)
3
Rogue cop seen in Christmas décor (4,5)
4
Forlorn, hollow dummy covers behind (6)
5
Strangely, casual attire on you at first elicits words of warning (10,5)
6
Was humiliated in café? (4,4)
7
Greedy types reported in Prince's domain (5)
8
Sweetheart losing head over former sweetheart's heartless malediction? I'm not buying it (4,6)
12
Humongous T. rex demolished a brewed lager (5-5)
15
Fictional relative's tuna-salad-and-cracker-eating bird (4,5)
16
Greta munches a Pacific nation's bean (8)
19
Lyrical author followed by jerk (6)
21
Creature sounding like a buzzard, they say (5)
22
King Charlie in bind (4)