SIR LANCELOT'S CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Agent protects right to be able to move easily (4) 3 Slob badly about in night attire (4,5) 9 Wealth of a criminal purchaser having sickness within (9) 10 Courteous in the presence of Medici villains (5) 11 Farewell to revolutionary Spain, going to Olympic city (7) 12 Lots in the police return showing force (7) 13 Country frequently at centre of highest technological level (5,2,3,3) 16 Preserve Swedish can that’s spoilt some unhealthy food (3,10) 20 Kind of kick I cross inelegantly after soccer’s start (7) 21 Once more backing artist’s falls (7) 23 Abridge cover written in Early English (5) 24 Novae exploding with fury generally (2,7) 25 Jumper might pick up this unpleasant goop on the end of a branch (4,5) 26 Blyton’s lost one of the final chapters (4)

DOWN

1 Least common start of car races zooming about in street (8) 2 Anger about fellow’s gun (5) 3 Skip bed, being a bit smelly (4,3) 4 Extent of basic food that’s half-finished (7) 5 Met candidate on waste that is free from pollution (14) 6 Low-scoring tennis game in a meeting not done for money (4,5) 7 Join student in excitement (6) 8 Teachers getting 25% at first from those handing out supplies (14) 14 In contact with active duty, becoming a member (9) 15 Unexpectedly sees inner garment of those running away (8) 17 Pair off alternatively with the writer for a sort of argument (1,6) 18 Study old money of Germany and another country (7) 19 Not alert when former PM returns (6) 22 Stove one gets new for a second time (5)