DAILY BRAIN TEASERS

Across

1 Targets that could be a mistake (5,3) 6 Stick unusually hard with twice initial efficiency (6) 9 Concede mixing up East with South and North at intervals (6) 10 Articulate fib about arranged treat (8) 11 Those performing for pleasure are a must to broadcast (8) 12 Moaned about guardian spirit (6) 13 Pelt the principal of the school you attend? Show some shame! (4,4,4) 16 Two things a fiddler may do to appear excessively deferential (3,3,6) 19 One whose leader goes out every morning (6) 21 Trouble is found in small change perhaps (8) 23 One usually gets into a flap at its opening time (8) 24 Boring plant (3-3) 25 One is not keen to show it (6) 26 More than one beastly food container – that depends! (8)

Down

2 Suppose idiot must go to university, supported by yours truly (6)

3 Appearing upright before getting caught (5)

4 ‘Dead? Not us!’ – becoming disturbed and alarmed (9)

5 Drunken males getting stuck into my wine (7)

6 Bill, joining Edward, performed on stage (5)

7 It may be cast in two ways, so he or she may make it (9)

8 Well-founded desert isle with lake (8)

13 Courage perceived to be genuine (9)

14 Sum a union distributed as agreed (9)

15 It may produce winter ailments leading to little sleep (4,4)

17 Cannot even contract for an eating place (7)

18 Silver’s hiding part of face in pain (6)

20 With lots of space, tie a ship up by end of day (5)

22 Bit of speech the actor didn’t rehearse (2-3)