Cryptic crossword

ACROSS

6 Smooth chap, Pole possibly,

used to check pupils (14)

9 Winger Manchester recruited

from Hanover, say (6)

10 A foreign green area in

Wimbledon is hard to find (8)

11 Greylag flies over old waterspout (8)

13 In recession, Yank provided

replenishment (4-2)

15 European flower — Strauss’s

is blue (6)

17 Polished Radio Tynemouth

broadcast (6)

19 Pressure needed to get garment over uniform (6)

20 Smart 50s’ youth Toby dyed

curls (5,3)

22 Broadcast take off — from

here? (8)

24 Not much pudding (6)

26 For example, exit strategy for

Wells Fargo? (5,9)

DOWN

1 Play with leading characters from Richard and Judy? (5,3,6)

2 Fancy wife dominating that

bloke! (4)

3 Start to pamper pet in LA? Not

true (6)

4 Like some political prisoners supporting church agent? (5-3)

5 Scarper, run off, making racket

(4)

7 Left a student crossing river

and bay (6)

8 Show range of goods in manufacturing system (10,4)

12 Bottled spirit I injected into

DNA? (5)

14 Only bananas contain oxygen? That’s crazy (5)

16 Mount horse for perfect

journey (8)

18 Guided tours around Portugal create lethargy (6)

21 Discover 500 sci-fi films, 100

imported (6)

23 Sense timeless expression of

relief (4)

25 Bird is concealing its front

half (4)