CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Landlord to fight for door opening (9) 8 Republican helps attacks (5) 10 Small, effeminate imp (5) 12 Illuminated large object (3) 13 Rubbish in statistics (3) 14 Judge of French space (4) 15 Show about escalope (6) 16 Lions’ conceit (5) 18 Worked to return deli (6) 20 Tame recipe for beef, say (4) 22 Study of cadences (3) 23 Father left as a friend (3) 24 Criticise Sunday dinner (5) 25 Join military group to the east (5) 26 Old places crumbled and fell (9)

DOWN

2 Former spouse to lie about banishment (5) 3 Cricket match can be a trial (4) 4 Relaxed in desert conditions (6) 5 Talk at zero speed (5) 6 Carnivorous padre upset politician (9) 7 Fruit supplier let paper be sent east (5,4) 9 Note simple treatment for depressions (7) 11 Came out with victory over a new ancestor (7) 15 Free of bride (3) 17 Learnt about regular payment (6) 19 Hid a horse around part of US (5) 21 Chosen the Spanish tie design (5) 23 Interrogate trainer (4)