CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

4 Unwanted delivery of boat, man reported (4,4) 8 A soft fruit to come to light (6) 9 See Liz in turmoil about rating, it’s fairly large (8) 10 Divert attention from Diane’s pamphlet (8) 11 Slightly sooner (6) 12 Train heard in nursery (4-4) 13 Make public form in Excel (8) 16 Dandy follows celebrity to begin journey (5,3) 19 Letters exchanged before couple finally move (8) 21 Nonsense coming from motorist having stopped short and left (6) 23 Ancient city in display’s a revelation (8) 24 Doubt one working to follow hunt (8) 25 Plate of meat we hear Ian cooked (6) 26 Unrivalled lady about 50 (8)

DOWN

1 Tense, suffering from a hangover in the morning? (7) 2 Ship one’s breaking (9) 3 Endlessly intertwine garland (6) 4 Only kind pals who are not emotionally involved (4,4,7) 5 Tarzan, he is out of place in pilgrimage centre (8) 6 Met an eccentric as intended (5) 7 Complaint the compiler will head (7) 14 Schoolmate not about could become abhorrent (9) 15 Free policeman, powerless in pit (8) 17 Run up river as punishment (7) 18 Conspicuous girl disheartened receiving a call (7) 20 Contribute in a flexible way (6) 22 Caller does not have the item for part of helmet (5)