WH Crossword

ACROSS

1 Become alert when it is dropped into a drink (3, 2) 4 Leeks not to be confused with bones (8) 8 Remove article from newspaper perhaps. That’s enough! (3, 2, 3) 9 Thief, one sailor in her embrace! (8) 11 Soon before being protracted (7) 13 One cannot receive this without first having made an outlay (9) 15 Doesn’t it come straight from the power station? (8, 7) 18 Organised chaos on a large scale (9) 21 To play quietly on table in front of computer (7) 22 Not still agitated (8) 24 Ceremony enjoyed by the suicidal Japanese? (4-4) 25 Presumably he hadn’t accidentally proposed to her? (8) 26 Close-fitting one-legged garment? (5)

DOWN

1 Winning despite coming after! (10) 2 Tied up? It will deter the wandering (8) 3 Caver, or one investigating worn parts of a road? (8) 4 Samuel initially with the other Old Testament character (4) 5 It has been left willingly (6) 6 An amusing touch? (6) 7 Narrow the gap (4) 10 Went on the stage after one member had become firmly wedged (8) 12 Kind expression of surprise (8) 14 As far as small promontory is relevant (2, 3, 5) 16 Flighty creature with a colourful origin (8) 17 Giving out a sound after time is up (8) 19 Unable to make one’s presence felt (6) 20 Physicist coming from Kendal to negotiate (6) 22 Spirit of Kay in endless wet weather (4) 23 Get rid of a building not fit for human habitation (4)