CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS 9 Reconsidering the matter, cut the Don Ho song loose (2,6,7) 10 Roman magistrate’s kid in song (7)

11 Sales pitch on new model (7) 12 In jungle, I carry camera (5) 13 Reds baseball team back in place for a tournament (9) 15 Just before finishing, the ultimate tan’s ruined (2,3,4,6) 19 Comedy featuring Bill Murray and me at dances (9)

22 Pass salt, and await approval (5)

23 Talk nonchalantly and quickly (7) 25 Exercised by jogging, adopting a crazy period of fasting (7) 26 Ideal looks possibly assure girl of hug (9,6)

DOWN

1 Run into child indisposed by a Mexican snack (8) 2 Houseplant improved a sad spirit (10) 3 A Catholic priest right on the money (8) 4 Strange article in Quebec about a Liberal (6) 5 Hurry up, playing set point (4,2,2) 6 Quiet soprano again and again (6) 7 Horrible creature in progress (4) 8 Makes amends while maintaining mood (6)

14 You say Stuart wrote us? Great (10) 16 “Twist and Shout”: a retro passage (8) 17 Difficulty dozing mansion

I destroyed (8)

18 Risk passion after finale (8)

19 Like a swamp’s damage: modest (6)

20 Urban grocery’s bad smell turned old (6) 21 Pressure lock after safe’s opening (6) 24 Promote quaff the wrong way (4)