Across
7
Drill then dart for twice-daily pain? (6,3)
8
Bright element that’s metallic blue (5)
10
Rise not right, owed what’s left (7)
11
One of a set with it is cutting well (7)
12
Zip has caught a collar (4)
13
Cream: initial lump briefly whipped (10)
15
Hopeful cop bedecked in flag (7)
16
Appropriate work of farrier or glazier? (7)
18
Bloomer putting pot like that on stove (10)
21
Answer every crossword has, ostensibly acronymic (4)
23
Endless joy filling holes, sow seed? (7)
24
One wearing cap, hot, pull it off (7)
25
Time in state halved for Greek character (5)
26
New Yorker, say, organ welcoming satirical voice? (9)
Down
1
Player afterwards grabbing bath into which I dipped (8)
2
Flat arc on doughnut rings (5)
3
Diehard, both brute and louse, oddly? (4,4)
4
Base unit is placed there (2,4)
5
A dude describing life force in instant coffee (9)
6
State possible response to ‘will she dance with me?’ in the Cavern Club? (6)
7
Freud made some noise for da boise, and da crowd out loud – in a film? (6-7)
9
Sequence of items tossed up above man, thousand more for female juggler? (7,6)
14
Soldier on with a lawyer initially – and one’s assistant? (9)
16
Sugar in snacks chilled for Spooner? (8)
17
Coin wasted on old Chinese pottery, homeward bound (8)
19
A record of events Nigeria cleared up for country (6)
20
Tuft of threads secured in effect, as Sellotaped (6)
22
Five in love in Paris, split (5)