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ACROSS 8. Gala Obama not opening in US state (7)

9. Send out paper handkerchief, not initially (5) 10. Hotel on side of garden divide (5)

11. Am I fit to be pleasant? (7) 12. Spy on cartoon dog endlessly (5)

13. Regret around ten after salesman (6) 16. Shellfish? My! It’s unpleasantly moist (6) 18. Eastern thin, black wood used for pianos (5)

22. I’m anti guava from centre of Caribbean island (7) 24. Sentry’s timepiece (5) 25. Wading bird that provides a lift (5)

26. Fir cone produces the tree it comes from (7)

DOWN

1. Mama chose part that’s overtly masculine (5) 2. Rap about mafia leader’s excuse (6)

3. Parasite seen in spilt mop water (8)

4. Cold dish for boy from South Australia (5)

5. Beer glass I’m returning to Di (4)

6. You, we hear, get expensive fur that’s handy (6) 7. Gives in to the French about rents (7) 14. Nudging to East then blowing over (8)

15. Itch to withdraw from a contest (7) 17. Part of the last rally relates to the stars (6)

19. Inform if Tony moves about (6) 20. Right in face of silly comedy (5) 21. Female sheep leaves the weird bronze position (5)

23. First great new return of singer Ms Stefani (4)