Across
1
Small guard required for small piece of carpet (6)
4
Players beginning to drink liquor? Just one in the percussion section (4,4)
9
Stop eating father’s food (6)
10
Old Fellows with a new lecturer? Not all the time (3,3,2)
11
Help pair out with adhesive for operation (3,11)
13
European figures about return of competition vehicles (6,4)
14
Classic ship in the past seen around river (4)
16
Woman’s throttling a judge (4)
18
Cadge trousers – they’re useful for travellers (6,4)
21
Spa’s constant inclination for annual overhaul? (6-8)
23
Galvanises return of vigour with injection of energy (8)
24
American satisfied about University lecturer’s charm (6)
25
Ain’t Mass traduced in this? (8)
26
Key argument in computer encryption process (6)
Down
1
Kind hearts absent in brief (4)
2
A quiet fielder put in position (7)
3
Scoundrel among performers with a bit of oomph is performer missing something (8)
5
As it happens, that is accommodating new symbol of nationalist tirade (2,9)
6
Member of syndicate wearing the Spanish coat (6)
7
Podcast’s studied expensive target of hunters? (3,4)
8
Stuns room, misbehaving: outrageous (9)
12
Those against scabs covering scar in nippers (11)
13
Members of Biblical flock, as in ‘sheep’, possibly (9)
15
Prison leading famous people to develop pseudonyms (3,5)
17
Emergency aid? One international link initially filling gap (7)
19
Invalidate second and third of marriages with a ring (7)
20
Very, very good to reside in pub, but pointless (2,4)
22
Broadcaster finally dodging broadcast trouble (4)