CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Lives quietly at first and sits in chair? (8)

5 Show respect for nineteenth eleven, as you might say? (6)

8 Lord settled in US city? Not quite (6)

9 Pair wandering around Iran having accident by river (8)

10 Endless work to get information on certain animals (8)

11 Welshman heading off with group for broadcast (6)

12 Successful in life? Not American fellow stranded on island (8)

13 Rabbit found in train at terminus (6)

15 Pole that is restricting a traveller (6)

18 Stop with gold and meet authorised receiver (8)

20 Geese in high wind to keep going in extremis (6)

21 Capital city in Caribbean containing pub with little spirit (8)

23 Trick that’s bad played on – us – I’ll get caught (8)

24 They go out in pursuit when leader’s gone missing by river (6) 25 Anger? It’s that bad before peace finally comes (6)

26 Boy gets confused – last requirement for actor or performer (8)

DOWN

1 Fear of pagan deity in charge (5)

2 Gentleman rated highly said to be astonished (9)

3 24-hour protection needed? This help isn’t available overnight (3,4)

4 Act as a proud bird might and

find new things to do (6,4,5)

5 No longer obvious what one must do to make things clear (7) 6 Title is special – does one ignore ordinary folk? (7)

7 Beasts in a good lake descended on by soldiers (9)

12 Bird erring badly when diving into water (9)

14 Quality of slow service with sailor needing to eat on ship (9)

16 By no means resembling a rounded character (7)

17 Recluse has some productive time reflecting when standing on head (7)

19 Unlimited desire to enter fellow’s place of confinement (7)

22 Toothy beast jumping at oranges – only some taken (5)