PREVIOUS SOLUTION

Across: 1 Soprano; 8 Defence; 9 Tabloid; 10 B(r)loke; 11 Reinforce; 14 Larder (Lada); 15 Tarot; 16 Entrap; 20 Liverpool; 23 Email; 24 Trodden; 25 Prussia; 26 Lathery.

Down: 1 Suture; 2 Public; 3 Aloof; 4 Odder; 5 Offbeat; 6 Inroad; 7 Veneer; 12 Okapi; 13 Close(t); 15 Tallest; 16 Exempt(y); 17 Team up; 18 Poodle; 19 Plenty; 21 Vital; 22 Roost.