CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Certain relatives one lets loose (7) 8 Something to sleep on eaten by Rita: cheese (7) 10 Something in the cemetery he notices: shade (9)

11 Beat broth after stirring (5) 12 Party held for a famous knight (7)

14 Forcing leader of race into pool event (7) 15 Ancient list had all shoes revamped (2,3,2,3,5) 18 Banderas reformulated a notion (7)

20 Ancient Egyptian and Mia in conversation (7)

22 Bring on hot mutt (5) 23 Correct stitch for the audience’s wedding outfit (9) 25 Issue for treason: eliminating the leader (7)

26 Frank comes across raisins in cereal (7) DOWN

1 Oil giant altered engraved design (8)

2 Bad art model set in front of school (6)

3 Heads of our schools love our capital city (4) 4 Devil’s in the know about Republican alliance (10) 5 Like a drunk holding cup from the Highlands (8) 6 Passage in Verdi brutishly rejected composer (6) 7 Agatha’s hike is poorly lit (2,4,2,1,4)

9 I guess a boa has disturbed giant (2,3,2,1,5) 13 Supported by shelter after record unease (10)

16 Odd diner rearranged with branches (8)

17 Like some bread split by Ned (8) 19 Performance involved in little jerk’s scheme (6)

21 Okay climb verbally (6) 24 Circles South American mountain (4)