Monday 18 May

Across

1 Angel acts serene moving around following behind bachelor (12) 8 Old organ trapping one actor (7) 9 Adult adores snorting cocaine in corners (7) 11 Regularly speak up about delayed plane (7) 12 Top priest embraced by transgressor? (7) 13 In New York find rum bird (5) 14 Assemble silver work unit around entrance (9) 16 European people starting to tire following a club in decline (9) 19 Oracle dropping ecstasy gyrating to song (5) 21 Effects of decrees by one politician (7) 23 Froideur as I attempt to cover very large land mass (7) 24 Bring up work about time by river (7) 25 Perfect Lily crushed and caught by papers (7) 26 Telling niece about tip-off (12)

Down

1 Group keeping kit for highwayman (7) 2 Disgustingly vain yet showing artlessness (7) 3 Create document university passed (9) 4 Men from church spring up (5) 5 Right to turn down taking head rest (7) 6 South American vehicle in front of North American ecosystem (7) 7 Novel poem contains correction (12) 10 Watch Parisian on screen with weapon (12) 15 Understanding assembly (9) 17 Drug treated sprain around middle of thigh (7) 18 Old sign across front of door to bar (7) 19 Fuss over dead and rotting flesh we hear (5,2) 20 Determination to relax (7) 22 Quietly entering market in interval (5)