Across
1
Sweaty Conservative confronting Labour politician (6)
4
Meat in cold paper to dispatch all around (5,3)
9
Shine as one wanting desperately to be heard (6)
10
Strange capital with unknown content, not as you would expect (8)
11
Engineer vets car on site where one’s been brought in – here? (7,7)
13
What’s put on the table, raised audibly by directors? (10)
14
City’s sexual stimulant knocking six out (4)
16
Daughter entering one town or another (4)
18
Trendy program on old computer location not appropriate (10)
21
One restructured NHS attendance, becoming more influential (2,3,9)
23
‘Up-to-the-minute’ is about right for ‘very hot’ (8)
24
Scottish river visible around posh quarter (6)
25
Artist endures rooms that aren’t very nice (8)
26
Old woman blamed for being awkward? (6)
Down
1
Young player left in bed (4)
2
A superior holy person before becoming self-abnegating (7)
3
Mum showed great enthusiasm when given one old coin (8)
5
Lion perhaps a pet? That leads to explosive disaster (11)
6
Seem to have a change of direction? That could be it (6)
7
Attractive but not loud, creating an impression (7)
8
Describe energy policy during appointment (9)
12
Bird had to protect its home in national property (5,6)
13
Exceptional arbiter’s primarily real legal expert (9)
15
Aged with hint of spasms in the heart – the effect of a virus (4,4)
17
City right for some foreigners outside – and for their sort occupying it (7)
19
I blush – woman ultimately hugged and treated disrespectfully? (7)
20
Sheep tick evident around Ireland (6)
22
Female and male who survived the Flood (4)