Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. Try to get rest of a sort around four (6)

8. Thread way through to the old chief magistrate (5)

9. He is crazy until a change is effected with carbon (7) 11. What plagiarising author will do in his best handwriting (8) 12. Have a drive in the car around a country (5)

15. If touchpaper is blown, the lights go out (4)

16. One putting tent up may need an effigy for burning (3) 17. Quickly go for the stock (4)

19. Be scornful of the grub (5)

21. Fay is heartless about the last-mentioned butter (8) 24. Broken cry rose, with all that witches’ cauldron stuff (7) 25. Schubert’s swimmer would try endlessly to be away from home (5)

26. How baker uses hands according to what must, one is told

(6)

DOWN

2. At start of trek, what camel has is a blow (5) 3. Pictured how the Wise Men came in to dine anyhow (8) 4. The picture from the book, or the book from the picture (4) 5. Is at worship showing a beam of light in afterthought (5) 6. Ring woman first, being the main character (4) 7. Useless fellow will make a sudden move (4)

10. Tricky men swindle those who sit in court (9)

12. Peter turns up in the fashion (4)

13. Sort of undercarriage Junior might pedal (8)

14. Not soundly aware of first letter, in being fed up (4) 18. Condition fully to satisfy one about contract finally (5) 20. How one got on with travel cost on the day (5) 21. Kismet: Faust and Traviata, eventual leaders (4) 22. Scientists can split a word from France that turns up (4) 23. How bowler may deliver ball where Minster is (4)