WH Crossword

ACROSS

1 Subpoenaed despite being commended for courage (5)

4 Confirms that the bulls are in? (5, 3)

8 Spanish port I’m unable to put into beer (8)

9 Reluctant to support the lottery recurrently (8)

11 Flattened yobbo without assistance (4, 3)

13 Ambassador without guile, but without mercy (9)

15 Become accustomed to don uniform (3, 4, 3, 5) 18 Discount the inference (9) 21 Agent ordered to hold mother at the entrance (7)

22 No one on land is confused (3, 2, 3)

24 First Regent to enter Lebanon in order to show the flag (8)

25 Primate harbours little desire (8)

26 Old dictator gets total American backing (5)

DOWN

1 Questioned being put on one’s mettle (10)

2 The moment’s come to show sex appeal! (4, 2, 2)

3 Arab guide and doctor take silver to Arab sultanate (8) 4 Setbacks do not affect Auntie (4)

5 Fiddle creates a noise (6) 6 Designs are not elaborate (6) 7 Be disposed to pay patient attention (4)

10 A beating proves embarrassing (8)

12 Speculate that her toe is broken (8)

14 Albert gets absorbed in wild Austrian orgy (10)

16 Has to admit swindle in Sussex (8)

17 Rising Socialist of upright nature gets the boot (8) 19 Do apprentices work to dish out food? (6)

20 Copper and solicitor suddenly stopped working (3, 3)

22 In Madras I attempted to be continent (4)

23 Talented Labour leader in Lincoln (4)