CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Oppressive – but not light-fingered! (5-6) 8. Part hearing in audio technology first perhaps (8) 9. A knock one may suffer cool it! (4) 10. To be an informer as to lawns? (5) 13. Quarrel with backing of a broadsheet if included (4) 16. Stake at cards or post before runners are up (4) 17. Extra part for table may be taken from one's book (4) 18. Last resting-place for cat on top of bed (4) 20. Tide went out, so will be going back to one's cot (5) 24. It covers the house for nothing, perhaps (4) 25. Penitent cornet is upset about it (8) 26. It's the giddy opposite for the heavyfooted (5-6)

Down

2. Had decided to turn up some books of Scandinavian mythology (4) 3. He puts his cross hoping to get one in (5) 4. Bands providing nothing in dances (5) 5. First showing of one piped up (5) 6. No female works committing offences (11) 7. Fleet keeping bird on its toes (5-6) 11. Superior to Naval rating, the leaderless dove (5) 12. Use brush hard to cancel it (5) 14. One joining the Democrats it was the same for Virgil (4) 15. Part of a key enabling skier to slow down (4) 19. Obscure something before halving it, and go up (5) 21. Covered stall shows there's nothing in the one and the other (S) 22. It's above and beyond no ball, say (S) 23. Grieve for the bearer of cones (4)