Across
1
Holy man almost completed kinky epitaphs – capital things (9,4)
10
Limits time in power, overlooking Government crime (5,2)
11
Opening that is never for supplementary player (7)
12
In France, Malbec’s served after a second course (5)
13
Colin, shivering, reluctant to appear in minimal garment (9)
14
Turning tense with alarm, mostly unjustified (5)
16
It produces nothing of note, however plucky you are (3,6)
18
Backed flag about minor abuses (9)
19
Body temperature, at a rough estimate (5)
20
Has cleverer ideas than vote losers linked to markets (9)
23
Question about including Italy gets key support? (5)
24
Marks comments about children (7)
25
Less quiet? Backed change suppressing volume (7)
26
Loosely tethers single dog (7,6)
Down
2
Go after version of Tosca in formal dress (9)
3
Excursion: one’s taken in a lot of the view (5)
4
Jury initially not empowered in China (5)
5
Inclination to right in European city is a local bias (5,4)
6
Feature of Roman villa thus represented with a copy (9)
7
Old rhythm picked up in Korean exercise (3,2)
8
Good topic after burglary: how stressful is this? (8,5)
9
Second nobleman beginning to rule in my homeland (6,7)
15
Area taken from lobby – quiet room, largely displaying success (9)
16
Wise words Miss Oprah broadcast (9)
17
Own goal perhaps is transfixing half of team in scare (9)
21
Some orbit it and a satellite (5)
22
What regularly rises is rising, doing for cavity (5)
23
Abandon importing large quantity of bedding (5)