TELEGRAPH CROSSWORDS

Across

1 Like amateur in church, primarily (4) 3 Bar bowler for match between close rivals (5,5) 8 Someone going mad put butter on signalling device (8) 9 Friend’s stable occupation (6) 10 Fight against doctor in Ulster, perhaps (6) 11 Jump over insects in tight trousers (3,5) 13 Place for hard work where someone having a row’s unknown (8) 14 Expression of disgust that man’s picked up as Poet Laureate once (6) 16 Not moving? It’s shocking (6) 19 Fashion designers (not one English) supplying outfit (8) 21 Draws little man as going after fling, being retired (8) 22 One who is hard up’s written article about uranium (6) 23 Lark about entertaining old soldiers (6) 24 Scales, perhaps, everything back after cut (8) 25 Observed in animated dances (10) 26 Book dedication of egotist (4)

Down

1 Songwriters call up securing one in charts (9) 2 International sportsman with skill getting bronze – he enhanced many grounds (10,5) 3 Someone who’s left something Eastern accepted by ambassador (7) 4 Brief agreement raised as gesture of respect (7) 5 Stolid politician, one accosted by drunk (7) 6 One being taught abroad scanned huge text for translation (8,7) 7 Police HQ’s measures (5) 12 Fix match (3) 15 Angus turned up with mysterious source of sweetness (5,4) 17 Anything from Yorkshire upset a couple (3) 18 Ascending selection from Pat’s electric keyboard instrument (7) 19 Comical stand-up, collector of dirty material (7) 20 Talk at length about old stamp (7) 21 Carry on miles – something regarded with awe (5)