DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Detective’s set to pen ‘Queen’ monograph (12)

8 Mature of French against passion being rejected (7)

9 Mistake from English sailor capsized in drink (7)

11 More vacuous European politician leading bank (7)

12 Artful dodgy videos, done inside (7)

13 Utensil initially cuts out rubbish, emptying russet? (5)

14 Proposed and celebrated embracing bird (9)

16 Small argument facing head’s inflexibility (9)

19 A little cayenne pepper over pasta (5)

21 Due to receive manuscript leaks (7)

23 Woolly from one adjacent catching a cold (7)

24 Rolled back estimate for recount (7)

25 A partner with uglier exterior in buff (7)

26 Care of Bond’s boss, hands Bond opening (12)

Down

1 Pipette seen in operation for each succeeding doctor (7) 2 More cunning hoarder keeping vice half hidden (7) 3 Nude dancing career involves new stamina (9) 4 Daughter’s trailing dainty material (5) 5 Tory leader, over hard split, prospered (7) 6 To stop shaking takes second in nudist colony (7) 7 Altering course, sniper produces echo (12) 10 Calamity Jane finally after varmints due to blow (12) 15 Team acts badly protecting single champ (9) 17 Flames gather over my dead body (7) 18 Weapon male provided, raised holding butt (7) 19 Member of clergy putting counselling service under pressure (7) 20 Most local cuisine a restaurant protects (7) 22 Back authoritarian (5)