CRYP TIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Entitlement to enter good French or English city (8) 6 A theologian I brought to court as sort of abuser? (6) 9 Troublemaker showing ill-feeling around back of bar (6) 10 Person of note going from bar to bar (8) 11 Mum, more elegant, seen as dangerous woman (3-5) 12 Yen to get ahead of schedule producing annual publication (6) 13 Enlisted with camp reorganised in movement to a different location (12) 16 One sort of spider that brings in the cash (5-7) 19 Let out, learner relaxed (6) 21 Hip teacher — he put out zany diagram for maths class (3,5) 23 Scripture this person smuggled into county, showing commitment (8) 24 University lecturer is key-holder, a renowned chemist (6) 25 Way something wooden is implanted into stone (6) 26 Proud walker — good person accompanying king, say (8)

DOWN

2 Parrot to have hidden under material (6) 3 Cunning guy will, from what we hear (5) 4 See artist struggling with compositions (9) 5 I may be seen as the first one that’s positive (7) 6 Try when given influence in decision-making (5) 7 Speech-maker got back, having switched ends (9) 8 Cold and inexperienced, Heather is moving slowly (8) 13 Set of rules for some who are buttoned up? (5,4) 14 Trick proposal made by candidate (9) 15 Very little energy in second part of symphony (8) 17 With mischief-makers around, death is about to happen (7) 18 Love in wood is pleasurable experience (6) 20 Doctor with one foot under pile of snow? (5) 22 Servant trashing hotel (5)