cryptic crossword

ACROSS

6 Legal firm in other venture

collapses (4-3-7)

9 British game hammered (6)

10 Shaky note during Sunday

broadcast (8)

11 Overwhelmed by stress, I had

a collision (8)

13 Private recovering from

operation? (6)

15 Prescribe raid on suspect (6)

17 Legume regularly remains in

place (6)

19 Evaluate female beast of

burden? (6)

20 Go to nick an item of underwear? It’s a perversion (8)

22 Horse stolen by Ulster criminal in brawl (8)

24 Sort of joke that makes one

go red, put out? (6)

26 Long tract? Illness meant it

must be edited (5,9)

DOWN

1 Pass reader Times that’s mouldered — it may be a rare thing (10,4)

2 Worst NI footballer? (4)

3 Bad negotiators lose grant,

having no useful purpose (6)

4 Plot against father assuming

power (8)

5 A group of green keepers

turned over joint (4)

7 Match would be acceptable if

notice given first (6)

8 Bushmen welcome country’s

senior politicians (5,9)

12 At home with daughter, I start

to explain small label (5)

14 Start with diamonds, impressing North (5)

16 Joe’s over in pub with one

article: badge of office (8)

18 Setter’s cryptic way (6)

21 Pounce on bunch of northbound English submariners (6)

23 Fruit, unsightly, green, lacking interest at first (4)

25 Platoon needing exercise without fellow in the middle (4)