CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. Entanglement by which one may be led to believe something (11)

8. Saying what one would like is being dictatorial (8)

9. Cap, perhaps, and nothing more where swimming's concerned (4)

10. Shy Lena heads off, and he's wild! (5) 13. In that case it was at that time (4) 16. Chieftain demonstrating return of Frost (4)

17. Get through a way between the mountains (4)

18. Egg one on to make a bit in our generation (4)

20. Taxes some Britons (5)

24. Being short, the poor dog has only a bit of a tail (4)

25. The height of high church address (8) 26. He has an eye for a flighty thing (4-7)

▶ Down

2. Fashion of overturning a party in the Middle East (4)

3. It's right at heart of parrot and may be articulated (5)

4. The general principle for a member of the clergy (5)

5. Water-locked land has a tenant, apparently (5)

6. Run in military way to costermonger's wife? Nonsense! (6-5)

7. Foreign nobleman's flock one tries to get off (6,5)

11. Puts out half of them, it is concluded (5)

12. Gag, or somehow cause a spot of bother (5)

14. Cure a novice driver by having high explosive ahead (4)

15. Try to get through, but get the engaged sign (4)

19. To put name down makes some children terrified (5)

21. A pause after the printed, if not the spoken, word (5)

22. It may give one the key to feeling better (5)

23. It may be bent in running what is capped (4)