CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Disclosing a dark secret? (8,2,5) 9 Unsuitability of a Parisian’s good condition (9) 10 Elvira languishing somewhat, it’s caused by bacteria (5) 11 Man from loch north of Fort William (5) 12 Military order having redhead in range of vision (4,5) 13 Highly skilled but addle-pated? (5) 15 Start with request for military formation (4,5) 17 Lazy and inefficient showing no movement (9) 19 Part of coat flap elongated (5) 21 Reciprocal bend, it’s found in the nervous system (6,3) 23 Drink I love in fancy jar (5) 24 One getting back in Georgia port (5) 25 No icing to be removed whilst in disguise (9) 26 Say it’s a branch of US foreign office (5,10)

DOWN

1 Sad to tell it’s a form of country music (9) 2 Constables are operative (2,5) 3 Stout tummies before end of day (5) 4 Delightful embracing oriental girl (5) 5 Lest Tess, a stranger, finds it to be without flavour (9) 6 Meat and water in the city (9) 7 Georgia was silent having parked the car (7) 8 Indication of vacancy in smallest room I leave (2,3) 14 Petite girl removed part of book (5,4) 15 Worker functioning (9) 16 Laugh uncontrollably when our ballot is rigged (4,5) 18 Princess, aficionado in anti-movement (7) 20 It is not kept if it is broken (7) 21 Reginald is following Rowley in the West Midlands (5) 22 Two halves of coke before a nightcap (5) 23 Regional Office initially see dictionary compiler (5)