CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 King also known to be absorbing fine novelist (5) 4 Support second eleven in industrial area (8) 8 Sister dined, it’s said, in Midlands town (8) 9 A comment online say close to blasphemy? It’s deplored in religion (8) 11 Blueprint to create university west of Hollywood area (7) 13 A line in advertising stunt that’s rife (9) 15 A chief’s enrolled to rebuild part of campus (4,2,9) 18 Quality of a broadcast wedding ritual (9) 21 Work of engineers some disturb in error (7) 22 Primate needs way of working with group after ruin (8) 24 Sign of danger after tea’s spilt (8) 25 Labourer, one telling fibs over walking aid (8) 26 Source of eggs in part of cake? (5) DOWN 1 Powerful piece with angle on head of state in flier (10) 2 Woeful enjoyment before a library’s opening (8) 3 A better firm round middle of July in foreign resort (8) 4 Evidence of appreciation when consuming a French fish (4) 5 Seat is shifted in period of rest (6) 6 One’s detained fashionable colleague (6) 7 Feeling of discontent with messenger dropping round (4) 10 Inoffensive requests by a group of conservationists (8) 12 Judge’s compliment supporting upset father (8) 14 Row about English having rest in decisive part of game (3-7) 16 Visitor may get a buzz out of this implement, or phone inventor (8) 17 Lords taking in old boy I fired in US city (8) 19 Fancy that professor? You need a barrier (6) 20 Decent and quiet ranch employee (6) 22 Old US TV series is pulp! (4) 23 Barely credible saga when last character’s gone and left (4)