Across
8
Wasted daughter in prison? (8)
11
Saucy always in Irish musical (10)
12
Message from berth in pub, perhaps, something sharp (6,4)
14
Ship’s biscuit in tricky way (4,4)
15
Vessel’s end of week scandal? (7)
17
Entertainer, i.e. star, lead in theatre performing? (7)
20
Particular case with pile for sorting (8)
22
Little bird impression made on the radio? (6)
23
Railway car where middle button pushed back to load posh goods, article squeezed in (7,3)
24
Reportedly something for fancy dress party individual, once? (4)
25
Thread on the subject of OT woman (5)
26
Tunnel discovered, communist admits very afraid (8)
Down
1
Building of road in US 21 (8)
2
Dogs, say, in setters and labradors, energetic initially (4)
3
21, location of 21 in NY? (6,3,5)
4
21 hole through which seen architectural feature (7)
5
Top off container, one pulling on handle quicker? (8)
6
100% likely to break in for example? (10)
7
Cotton on cut that’s bandaged in hospital (6)
13
Fat cat sees gerbil with ague shivering (3-7)
16
Their names are forgotten, taking nighties off (8)
19
Hint: where to go in 21 (7)
21
1, 4 or 9: 1, 4 or 9? (6)
22
Semicircle and a 21 for setter, say (6)