CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across 1. Eating meat makes the Navy voracious (11)

8. The tongue – and a lung – age had to adapt to (8)

9. It is an eternity at any time (4) 10. Poplar that trembles like a quill (5) 13. Work doggedly at skipper's first record of voyage (4)

16. Second vowel repeatedly heard to slacken off (4)

17. End of movement for fish with a tail (4) 18. Sugar root honeymaker gets first taste of (4)

20. Intermediate class may be explosive (5)

24. The hour one met with disruption (4)

25. Break the rules of the ring in fine mix-up (8)

26. Presenting Count riding around (11) ▶ Down 2. She is relatively free with her advice (4) 3. Words that signify nothing among sisters (5)

4. Virginia to take half of those invited, but it's not certain (5)

5. Bowling spells finished by beginning of September (5)

6. With which one lying may come clean? (7,4)

7. Anyhow forged it for about a month if unwillingly propelled (4-7)

11. City in which one may get plastered (5) 12. Army signal half made gun go off (5) 14. The appearance of a lavatory on top of kitchen (4)

15. One's actual existence may as well be given up (4)

19. Pleasure is free for one to deal with it (5)

21. Sharpened one in having hid one away (5)

22. Words notes are written to in a Lully ricercar (5)

23. Soon one won't know who the author was (4)