Across
1
Loose rope – vessel misses the alarm? (10)
6
Hot beverage, somewhat archaic (4)
9
In Paris, Peter embraces girlfriend in townhouse? (4-1-5)
10
City consultor regularly ignored (4)
11
Location for evening dress? (7,5)
15
Recovered from gangrene, wallaby’s fresh start (7)
16
Location with unpleasant smell: its effect is psychological (7)
17
‘I cry a river’: first of stanza’s lines showing who’s under pressure (7)
19
Caribbean island offering halos, certificates of miracles, did you say? (2,5)
20
Emulate xylophonist: ring any bells (6,1,5)
23
Frank in tennis championship? (4)
24
In stomped University College head, now and again brought into use (10)
25
Everyman’s eating spot of acrid duck sauce (4)
26
Artist to draw outline of the old mine? Almost (6,4)
Down
1
Supermarkets not opening? Oh dear! (4)
2
Earl to go for duelling sword (4)
3
As Spooner tells it, public school’s meat is a bird of prey (11)
4
Seeing back half of salter, in lane, reversing – it’s going on forever (7)
5
Rod’s to knock up root vegetable (7)
7
Monarch, one surrounded by hams, cracked joke with dirty ending (3,7)
8
To odiously fudge announcement after the event (1,4,3,2)
12
Time for shopping – badly, if rack damaged (5,6)
13
Occasion hoping for bright ideas after British wet weather (10)
14
Tipsiness: so tiny crackers sandwiching French cheese (10)
19
Primarily solid – perhaps heavenly, endlessly rotating in circles? (7)
21
Apple computers lifted in con (4)
22
Last bit of wine – private room – paradise! (4)