Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

1. It’s about time person could get to the back gate (7)

4. There may be a heap of it: dig in! (7)

8. It may stretch to a cut of lamb (4)

9. Portable temple can’t be real, can it? (10)

11. Give Hun cue and put him in charge of the harem (6)

12. The seeming tailless ape and its father or mother (8)

14. Retrace one’s steps and put money on at the racecourse (9)

15. Able to see, one is told, how building is positioned (5)

17. Cunningly escape revealing Anno Domini in woman (5)

18. Space traveller taking a turn as to his makeup (9)

19. Overall, toads cut it out (4-4)

21. What sempstress puts in that’s hurtful to the runner (6)

23. Being full out, I’d grab nude like this (10)

24. A lot of variations are written for countertenor (4)

25. A satellite that rattles around with the TV transmissions (7)

26. Poetically she’s young and lovely: some lad will take her out (7)

DOWN

1. Ample beer with which it may be saturated (9)

2. They’re not first-rate, these letters (6-5,4)

3. Was he the first of the Arkwrights? (4)

4. Inexpensive fish for a miser (10)

5. Fellow given an uplift, the food being delicious (5)

6. The band comes to a stop at these seats in the theatre (9,6)

7. Stand a round of drinks on a pleasure excursion (5)

10. With little science they turn and cut the grass with it (6)

13. Alderman’s a different sort that’s supposed to live in fire (10)

15. A whisky, a rum, a brandy — and they’re legless! (6)

16. Coming from the Netherlands, it’s the model child (5,4)

19. Be unsure if one may be given the benefit of it (5)

20. Trace out where to put in the missing letters (5)

22. A bugle drawn by one: that’s the aim (4)

Previous solution

Across: 1. Parable 5. Peppers 9. Reshuffle 10. Titan 11. Epigrams12. Snores 14. Pensioner 16. Igloo 17. Robin 19. Tidal wave 21. Hidden 22. Athletes 26. Equip 27. Bubblegum 28. Tendril 29. Enclave.

Down: 1. Purse 2. Russian 3. Bluer 4. Effeminate 5. Poet 6. Potential 7. Enthral 8. Sandstone 13. Creditable 14. Parchment 15. Innkeeper 18. Bedouin 20. Antigua 23. Lilac 24. Somme 25. Abel.