1-across – Meal from Germany, skipping starter of herring perhaps : DISH

3-across – Sweep your hand across mallard: Spooner’s lost for words : DUMBSTRUCK

9-across – Yobbo in defeat changing sides : LOUT

10-across – See darn rowers successfully diet : LOSEWEIGHT

12-across – Ha! Giants fan lost in the country : AFGHANISTAN

15-across – One in theatre’s rushin’ to be heard : SURGEON

16-across – Son becoming cold, most pale and most painful : ACHIEST

17-across – Swanky do took in virtuous knight : GALAHAD

19-across – As lunch, desultorily eaten, still keeping officebound, principally? : ALDESKO

20-across – Communicative, as expected : FORTHCOMING

23-across – Of value to protect company, that’s obvious early on : PRECOCIOUS

24-across – Abruptly: Run for it! A biting beastie! : FLEA

25-across – Got a merger in trouble? Borrow more : REMORTGAGE

26-across – Pine feature of guitar : FRET

1-down – $500 girl loans foolishly : DOLLARSIGN

2-down – Workshy mended rugs – gladly? : SLUGGARDLY

4-down – Somewhat froufrou top I antiqued, expecting impossibly good outcome? : UTOPIAN

5-down – Busy type churning feta for hearty beverage : BEEFTEA

6-down – Opportunity to hide ore, not refined : TOEINTHEDOOR

7-down – 15 suppressing this impulse : URGE

8-down – Assemblages in humorous burlesque, cycling : KITS

11-down – Book large hotel suite? Give us an address : TAKETHEFLOOR

13-down – Hollywood funnyman seeing Scottish mountain, increasingly serene : BENSTILLER

14-down – Finally ants all got slaughtered : ATLONGLAST

18-down – Dear Director, Rugby player Will will miss opening : DARLING

19-down – Warning from German: sadly can’t hug : ACHTUNG

21-down – Pole performs hiphop about box : SPAR

22-down – Group working together rejected Everyman, tense, hiding hint of anger : TEAM

1-across – Meal from Germany, skipping starter of herring perhaps : DISH

3-across – Sweep your hand across mallard: Spooner’s lost for words : DUMBSTRUCK

9-across – Yobbo in defeat changing sides : LOUT

10-across – See darn rowers successfully diet : LOSEWEIGHT

12-across – Ha! Giants fan lost in the country : AFGHANISTAN

15-across – One in theatre’s rushin’ to be heard : SURGEON

16-across – Son becoming cold, most pale and most painful : ACHIEST

17-across – Swanky do took in virtuous knight : GALAHAD

19-across – As lunch, desultorily eaten, still keeping officebound, principally? : ALDESKO

20-across – Communicative, as expected : FORTHCOMING

23-across – Of value to protect company, that’s obvious early on : PRECOCIOUS

24-across – Abruptly: Run for it! A biting beastie! : FLEA

25-across – Got a merger in trouble? Borrow more : REMORTGAGE

26-across – Pine feature of guitar : FRET

1-down – $500 girl loans foolishly : DOLLARSIGN

2-down – Workshy mended rugs – gladly? : SLUGGARDLY

4-down – Somewhat froufrou top I antiqued, expecting impossibly good outcome? : UTOPIAN

5-down – Busy type churning feta for hearty beverage : BEEFTEA

6-down – Opportunity to hide ore, not refined : TOEINTHEDOOR

7-down – 15 suppressing this impulse : URGE

8-down – Assemblages in humorous burlesque, cycling : KITS

11-down – Book large hotel suite? Give us an address : TAKETHEFLOOR

13-down – Hollywood funnyman seeing Scottish mountain, increasingly serene : BENSTILLER

14-down – Finally ants all got slaughtered : ATLONGLAST

18-down – Dear Director, Rugby player Will will miss opening : DARLING

19-down – Warning from German: sadly can’t hug : ACHTUNG

21-down – Pole performs hiphop about box : SPAR

22-down – Group working together rejected Everyman, tense, hiding hint of anger : TEAM

1-across – Principally revere a saint that’s rejected Russian despot : TSAR

4-across – Everyman, alternately canny and stingy : MEAN

8-across – Return ball-dress after alterations for philosopher : BERTRANDRUSSELL

11-across – Relaxed educator spending time somewhere in S America : ECUADOR

12-across – Grand, skipping starter of zest and truffle mixture : GANACHE

13-across – Slurred ‘Let’s did it!’ being most tipsy : TIDDLIEST

14-across – I’m next to Charlie, hurrah! : BRAVO

15-across – Lived with Rose : STOOD

16-across – Al Gore is the MC, repeatedly failing to finish instructions : ALGORITHM

19-across – Some hector if I celebrate opening : ORIFICE

21-across – Rouses, as a snake coiled round head of wombat : AWAKENS

22-across – Business listing two things enjoyed by Victorian conwoman? : HUSTLEANDBUSTLE

23-across – Fruitfully traded shares evaluated, initially? : FTSE

24-across – How some like their screwdrivers tidily arranged : NEAT

2-down – Went both sides of alders sprayed with DDT : STRADDLED

3-down – Cricket score coming at no cost: go wild! : RUNFREE

4-down – Dreamboat didn’t follow directions, you say : MRRIGHT

5-down – Kindle Crime? : ARSON

6-down – Thing – or have a thing : OBJECT

7-down – Crossword setter’s stock-in-trade: con game : CLUEDO

9-down – Obese superhero’s sidekick’s getting letters from many : ROUNDROBINS

10-down – Wronged: then can’t men appeal? : ENCHANTMENT

14-down – Voracious fish finding something to chew: American by Hebridean island : BARRACUDA

15-down – That woman embracing excessively rising calm : SOOTHE

16-down – Mature years welcoming: Vera and Norm : AVERAGE

17-down – Good boy, Warren? Cheer up : GLADDEN

18-down – Sir and Madam I stereotype to an extent : MISTER

20-down – Reported little hole in key : ISLET

1-across – Principally revere a saint that’s rejected Russian despot : TSAR

4-across – Everyman, alternately canny and stingy : MEAN

8-across – Return ball-dress after alterations for philosopher : BERTRANDRUSSELL

11-across – Relaxed educator spending time somewhere in S America : ECUADOR

12-across – Grand, skipping starter of zest and truffle mixture : GANACHE

13-across – Slurred ‘Let’s did it!’ being most tipsy : TIDDLIEST

14-across – I’m next to Charlie, hurrah! : BRAVO

15-across – Lived with Rose : STOOD

16-across – Al Gore is the MC, repeatedly failing to finish instructions : ALGORITHM

19-across – Some hector if I celebrate opening : ORIFICE

21-across – Rouses, as a snake coiled round head of wombat : AWAKENS

22-across – Business listing two things enjoyed by Victorian conwoman? : HUSTLEANDBUSTLE

23-across – Fruitfully traded shares evaluated, initially? : FTSE

24-across – How some like their screwdrivers tidily arranged : NEAT

2-down – Went both sides of alders sprayed with DDT : STRADDLED

3-down – Cricket score coming at no cost: go wild! : RUNFREE

4-down – Dreamboat didn’t follow directions, you say : MRRIGHT

5-down – Kindle Crime? : ARSON

6-down – Thing – or have a thing : OBJECT

7-down – Crossword setter’s stock-in-trade: con game : CLUEDO

9-down – Obese superhero’s sidekick’s getting letters from many : ROUNDROBINS

10-down – Wronged: then can’t men appeal? : ENCHANTMENT

14-down – Voracious fish finding something to chew: American by Hebridean island : BARRACUDA

15-down – That woman embracing excessively rising calm : SOOTHE

16-down – Mature years welcoming: Vera and Norm : AVERAGE

17-down – Good boy, Warren? Cheer up : GLADDEN

18-down – Sir and Madam I stereotype to an extent : MISTER

20-down – Reported little hole in key : ISLET

1-across – Grand university institute invested in gold diode that provides illumination in museum : AUDIOGUIDE

6-across – Everyman’s adding additional remarks for naughty children : IMPS

9-across – Maybe nose around, enrage sons? : SENSEORGAN

10-across – Naked war god in Jason’s ship : ARGO

11-across – Land with mountain, protected place? : NATIONALPARK

15-across – Outstanding, like an Italian three-year-old? : OVERDUE

16-across – Match official with reason to stop play that’s often repeated : REFRAIN

17-across – Publicises trendy zeppelin : AIRSHIP

19-across – A skyscraper has many tales to be told : STOREYS

20-across – Hong Kong hamper just about to go stale : JUMPTHESHARK

23-across – Money, convenience, time : LOOT

24-across – Old seaport resort: they’ll tell you who lives here : DOORPLATES

25-across – Frenchman: Adam’s partner, you say? : YVES

26-across – Barely crawls? : SKINNYDIPS

1-down – Likewise, mate’s not starting to get round : ALSO

2-down – Feast Ms Blyton knocked up : DINE

3-down – What poppies do daily is obvious : OPENANDSHUT

4-down – Country, Charles’ realm: wet weather on English : UKRAINE

5-down – Cavorting, randier, where dishes are seen : DRAINER

7-down – Spoil old lady and sons eating last of quince jams : MARMALADES

8-down – Characteristic of the broth or the stout? : STOCKINESS

12-down – Easy Street? Roll eye twice if dubious : LIFEOFRILEY

13-down – Workers make this – for George’s birthday party? : ROYALJELLY

14-down – Tudor monarch and his antagonist welcoming love for sculptor : HENRYMOORE

18-down – At the outset, partially render edible : PRECOOK

19-down – ‘Not available’? Artist has risen, extremely heated : SAHARAN

21-down – Ornamental case kept in perpetuity : ETUI

22-down – Snakes in midsts of grassy copses : ASPS