CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

6 Celeb hosts Anglicans at big house ‚ Joe Biden’s office (4-10) 9 Bottomless caldera melted the young rock in it (6) 10 Get a lute repaired? That’s a job for the Guardian (8) 11 He’s in court with Crazy Horse perhaps (8) 13 Maybe give a tip to revolutionary artist (6) 15 Resign after Conservative split (6) 17 Text error: note’s gone from the top ‚ and dash (6) 19 Meet drunk man in palace, shouting (6) 20 Engaged student in acting part during final stage (8) 22 Without female escort, granny gets tense still (8) 24 On which wrestler finishes painting? (6) 26 What road hogs think they possess and do, presumably (7,7)

DOWN

1 Unused article with token traded legally (4,3,7) 2 Like some cakes last month I brought up (4) 3 Organ spotted entertaining public library (6) 4 Parcel standard rug up, stuffed with pink paper (4-4) 5 Dickens‚ chosen place ‚ hotel with English students (4) 7 Heaney’s occasionally written about bird’s essence (6) 8 CIA perpetrate changes around Gulf as sort of smokescreen? (9,5) 12 Woman losing fianc√© initially left here? (5) 14 Do a turn with cast, say (5) 16 Wicked behaviour in house in front of you (8) 18 Engineer learnt how much it costs to lease a flat, say (6) 21 Run old businesses in overelaborate style (6) 23 Donated short auctioneer’s mallet (4) 25 Piece of uplifting opening number (4)

Yesterday’s solution (15,394)

ACROSS: 1 Ratification. 8 Art deco. 9 Sheriff. 11 Emanations. 12 Lira. 14 Disciple. 16 Bedeck. 17 Ave. 19 Safety. 21 Embolden. 24 Oboe. 25 Guest house. 27 Empress. 28 Arbutus. 29 Identity card.

DOWN: 1 Rituals. 2 Therapists. 3 Flotilla. 4 Casino. 5 Tree. 6 Oxidise. 7 Kaleidoscope. 10 Frankincense. 13 Xenophobia. 15 Eve. 18 Emissary. 20 Footpad. 22 Daunted. 23 Muesli. 26 Fern.