Across
1
A letter is lenient (10)
6
Biblical character in thesaurus (4)
9
University department in which things may be granted? (10)
10
Atmosphere – ruination – that’s regressive (4)
12
Food for the young fish initially diving deep (6,6)
15
Seizes chair’s comfortable features (not masculine) (7)
16
I refuse to believe in a model bank robbery (7)
17
Blocks two-thirds of the toady protuberances (7)
19
Trembling, drool about new American football star (7)
20
What makes … what makes the world go round … go round? (5-7)
23
Gripped in booby trap (4)
24
More than one character in finest robe lampooned, being flash here (6,4)
25
Complaint heard in E. London, somewhere in E. London (4)
26
A monkey and 20 ponies? (5,5)
Down
1
Ring? Strip (you made out) (4)
2
Where one inevitably ends up emulating the locals? (4)
3
Part of religious group, saint prays for means of repelling creepy-crawlies (6,6)
4
Some laceless items, podalically oriented – not starchy, principally? (4-3)
5
Nondescript vehicle Everyman will advocate at the outset (7)
7
Nestle with William’s feathered friends (10)
11
Like attractive accounts when entire thigh’s displayed (4-8)
13
A Samaritan adrift in Atlantic ship (5,5)
14
Alluring security measure that keeps paper in place (7,3)
18
Doorman who might give you hell? (2,5)
21
Take public transport up to find shopping centre (4)
22
Gemstone? It’s love, mate (4)