Telegraph crossword

Across 1 Understand (4) 3 Opposite of better (5) 7 Channel Island (4) 8 Scan studio (anag.) (10)

9 Helper (4)

12 Film scripts (11) 13 Entertain (5) 15 Bloodsucker (5) 19 Songbirds (11) 21 Prosecutes (4) 23 Copies (10) 24 Pleasant (4) 25 Dangerous (5) 26 Precious metal (4) Down 1 Gets going (4-6) 2 Spectator (7) 3 Expands (6)

4 In fact (6) 5 Attempt (5)

6 Dry (4)

10 __ of Wight (4) 11 Stressed (10) 14 Impulse (4) 16 Engraving (7) 17 Lets in (6) 18 Robbery at sea (6) 20 Willow twig (5) 22 One (4)