Across
1
In excruciating terminal pain, you said? That’s awkward (6)
9
Massive heart, cryptically? (5-10)
10
In this country one permitted to get heart, liver or kidney (6)
11
Footballers hogging the centre of attention? That’s pants! (8)
12
East of France consuming load of this delicacy (8)
14
Keeps longing internally as they laugh (6)
15
‘Marine life law rejected by RSPC leader’ – The Guardian (6)
18
Given a fine joke Philistine discarded (8)
21
Eats out after a brief rest: minute steak, fish ‘n’ chips or haute cuisine, for example (8)
24
Income tax malarkey 75%? Ridiculous! (11,4)
25
Tennis score ends with indistinguishable seeds (6)
26
My usual heartless chaotic refuge (6)
Down
1
Be inappropriate with young Indian woman (2,5)
2
Up to the point when circling crow flies off jauntily (5)
3
Head of household turned aghast seeing this on X (formerly Twitter) (7)
5
Wealthy East German first reality denier (7)
6
Soldier and poet to speak of birds (9)
7
After thirty seconds, rave about goddess (7)
8
King Edward dressed for dinner? (6,6)
13
An agricultural product and where it’s stashed up for the citadel (9)
16
Supported by previous partners, woman getting extensions (7)
17
Relative pace and quiet (7)
19
Business invested in gas supply primarily for right-wingers (7)
20
Eastenders pick up percussion through it (7)
23
Beast arrived and left (5)