SIR LANCELOT'S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Computer application giving instruction on how to start making a bed (11) 7 Archaic language in A-Z given to detective (5) 8 Brum’s rashly engaged jazz singer of covers (9) 10 Sort out about payment for accommodation such as

8 may help avert (8) 11 Imagined country to the north where rain is terrible (6) 13 Bad language in evidence in boathouse (4) 14 Zero diversity shown by former PM – that’s something to be binned (6,4) 17 Odd Orwell composition regarded by English as quaint (4,6) 18 Old Testament returned by Roman Catholic showing adornment (4) 20 Sebastian returned with three points in a long ago time (6) 22 Miss put back following school timetable (8) 24 Permit translation of Tess to circulate, it being the least colourful (9) 25 Churchman becoming cold soon (5) 26 Agreement can come undone aboard luxury jet (11)

DOWN

1 After Saturday you reportedly got scolded being unable to take any more (9) 2 Uproar that might be seen on a tennis court (6) 3 Grown ups repeatedly taking in the Queen are people who have strayed (10) 4 Second coach comes and provides backing temporarily (4) 5 Lifted knife edge, cutting veal for Edward (8) 6 Claw large amount of aluminium in (5) 7 They reveal the signs, being a lot grosser as it turns out (11) 9 Son visiting shopping centre to test a TV set (5,6) 12 University requirement to bring in old money so students aren’t like this (10) 15 Queen Cole unhappy with what Old King Cole showed when calling (9) 16 Time to gain and time to keep a foreign territory (4,4) 19 Live with a jailbird – it’s a warning sign (6) 21 Colonel in charge is a pain (5) 23 Bird with no name is one to look up to (4)