CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Mod’s counterpart: why feature in the garden? (7)

4. Small marsupial with work on Musso, perhaps (7)

8. Pay court to first of ladies supplied by sheep (4)

9. In which roughly to draw shock bet, OK? (6-4)

11. Pinned down by Delian form (6)

12. One frequenting Palace might cure riot (8)

14. Controlling device to be found in a sort of soldier (9)

15. It could possibly stand for power (5)

17. There, as it might be, to put one out? (5)

18. Lake where Con and Stan take one off the ice (9)

19. The London Underground got up like a flower (8)

21. Guvnors Bess finds so upsetting (6)

23. Being conducive to thrift makes company claim one is wrong (10)

24. It’s just that it’s light-complexioned (4)

25. Wrong hand-out of cards is medal opportunity (7)

26. Ward off the conclusion, somehow right off for a start (7)

DOWN

1. The mountain ash caused argument at Aintree after one left (5,4)

2. Fiddling accounts so that one can eat one’s words? (7,3,5)

3. Part of a dress that sounds yellow (4)

4. Passionate utterance of one not at home when it’s raining hard? (10)

5. Not this or that or the change (5)

6. Making an appearance as close-up picture is doing for one? (7,4,4)

7. Manufacturer almost rearranges the market (5)

10. Tentacle worked free around the French (6)

13. Completely without 15 Down, has in store the money-drawer (5-5)

15. Movement it turns up in satellite (6)

16. Held very dear and certain in tread (9)

19. Hot baths for the Leathernecks (5)

20. River delivers Greek letter to the North-east (5)

22. Neglected ownerless child in Iowa I fostered (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION: Across: 1. Progressive 8. Literate 9. Char

10. Shall 13. Yelp 16. Riot 17. Arms 18. Tart 20. Oscar 24. Oxen

25. Mona Lisa 26. Predicament

Down: 2. Rote 3. Girth 4. Extol 5. Itchy 6. Elaboration 7. Crepuscular

11. Aggro 12. Lyric 14. Earl 15. Four 19. Tense 21. Stoic 22. Alarm

23. Sign