THE CRYPTIC:
ACROSS
1. Newfangled Col – Moses definitely did not approve (6,4) 7. Fine over popular grunt (4) 9. Concerning the stout journo… (8) 10. …after two courses, jump into the salad vegetable! (6) 11. Having become less bright, two men in late (6) 13. Dangerous territory – lad embroiled in gangs (8) 14. Warning from above: hold cut under active scrutiny! (12) 17. Sell virgin in haggle – they say there’s one in 14 (6,6) 20. North East Arnhem Land – king, and not a viceroy (8) 21. Dictator attacks actors (6) 22. Hydrogen bomb site in two pieces? (6) 23. Pagans need warm layers (8) 25. Terror group’s goddess (4) 26. Come in, break open business (10)
DOWN
2. Single thing made clear: it’s a kind of stand! (3,5) 3. A pair raise the end of 14 (3) 4. Observed daughter at posh school, upside down! (5) 5. Spies return to include crashing bore – but it’s only a form of exercise (7) 6. Ideal golf played – but it’s worth only one point in the NRL (5,4) 7. Strange grit aims for a random collection of leftovers (4,3,4) 8. Article about Brubeck sent up in the Sagebrush State (6) 12. Tasmanian Art Gallery with time in sequence for religious retreats (11) 15. Rambling, inelegant briar rose (9) 16. Specialist raves over competitors (8) 18. Arse rumbling, feverish – within hearing range (7) 19. Wil Anderson and Spider-Man? (6) 21. 100 locks for the boss of the board (5) 24. Ambassador right for that woman (3)