CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Fool, silly chap in one type of headgear (5,3) 6 Game defender to move towards his own goalkeeper? (2,4) 9 Sweet request to note blessing all around (6) 10 Doctors in service taking a long time (8) 11 Boy with a time at home given a piece to play (8) 12 Noticing headless insect in grass (6) 13 More trying to set out some mathematics (12) 16 Soldiers organise line in conflict (12) 19 Some believers getting back to America (6) 21 Gun – method it needs to get duck, but it’s missing duck! (8) 23 Arrogant one laughing in a London art gallery? (8) 24 Decided holy book needs editor (6) 25 Old-fashioned officer, busy type grabbing naughty lad (6) 26 One’s upset by muck in underground rooms (8)

DOWN 2 Watch diving bird getting submerged all right (4,2) 3 Bone, black one buried in small island to the north (5) 4 State prisoner getting delivery, about to break free (9) 5 Fish in river with member, getting a number (7) 6 Maybe oxygen starts to prevent such? (5) 7 Innocent and weak, restricted by sanction (9) 8 Certain office workers less productive in Civil Service (8) 13 It’s certainly not new, what some clocks have (5-4) 14 Female involved in a row (9) 15 Loathing having to be injected with drug, take a seat and dither (8) 17 Outside this place a theologian held fast (7) 18 River always descending between two points (6) 20 Filth from birds finally landing on tree (5) 22 Number at that place a bit confused inside (5)