Across
1
Reading – Amsterdam, perhaps – discussed by these? (4,6)
6
He's not out of US Cabinet (4)
9
Horrid child is vain? Not half, the French admitted: that's capital (10)
10
Soundly defeat a character from Greece (4)
12
Punch drunk earlier, journalist giving little away (5-6)
15
Rectangle ... hang on ... maybe bit unclear ... squashed, primarily! (7)
16
Pamphlet tersely conveys messages (7)
17
A priest, old-fashioned, got around, moved with the times (7)
19
Greek and a Scandinavian heading west to W Indies location (7)
20
Well-aimed dart, very fine to bag five hundred and one: drink? (6,5)
23
Curry accompaniment, whichever way you look at it! (4)
24
Empty room getting statuary displaying monarch (4,6)
25
Orders essentially insane physio (4)
26
Having gone backward, Spanish car's finally gone forward – fixed! (4-6)
Down
1
Two arts degrees, that's sweet (4)
2
Romania, a little country (4)
3
Initiate violence, toilet bag not prepared (2,4,6)
4
Requires bilge, so babbles (7)
5
Important rising star oddly missing football (7)
7
Natter about vacuous froth, wee time wasted! (4,3,3)
8
Desirous boy first getting small rest and biscuit (6,4)
11
'51: Attlee four times suffering rumours (6-6)
13
Dogs Spooner's given M Eastern culinary staples (5,5)
14
In remix, bury a vocal that's list of words ... (10)
18
... crank up Greek character I've seen with intro of drums (7)
19
Wobbly, pudgy, round – Everyman's diet's beginning – let's go (5-2)
21
'How to catch fish?' 'Attack with dogs' (4)