Telegraph crossword

Across 1 Snoop (3) 3 Wrongdoing (3) 5 Packs of cards (5) 8 Divine messenger (5) 9 Chorus (7)

10 Rout (anag.) (4) 11 Hug and kiss (8) 13 Rich cake (6) 14 Paper handkerchief (6)

17 German motorway (8) 19 Pointed tooth (4) 22 Army officer (7) 23 Big (5)

24 Entire (5) 25 Tavern (3)

26 Pale (3) Down 1 Braid (5)

2 Dairy product (7) 3 Farm tower (4) 4 Usual (6) 5 Yellow flower (8) 6 Variety of beet (5) 7 Genuine (7) 12 Gathering of scouts (8)

13 Scottish city (7) 15 Small brown bird (7) 16 Mexican dish (6) 18 Ballroom dance (5) 20 Not yet ripe (5) 21 Scheme (4)