Tuesday 19 May

Across

1 Sure indications, two of which are apparent in this puzzle (8,5) 10 Against being briefly affirmative in written opinion (7) 11 Plus ça change with European medicine (7) 12 Shine with half-century in fluctuating game (5) 13 Positive about asset’s small excesses (9) 14 Soften line, something that artist can work on (5) 16 Setter’s beginning – isn’t fancy, or as good as Paul (or Brendan)? (9) 18 Revolutionary device for playing truant out of order – nearly ran (9) 19 Go over something obvious left (5) 20 Indication to remove awful clue, not easy to see (9) 23 Calm tips from positive pro (5) 24 Final points, one of which is negative in its conclusion (7) 25 Visitor is interrupting perturbed tutor (7) 26 Shooting with negative, then positive, results (13)

Down

2 Work on academic cancelling of tyrant (9) 3 By way of review, minus changes (2,3) 4 River trade subtracting tax at the end (5) 5 In kinky sex and vice you are audibly digressing (9) 6 Mostly rude, mostly unfriendly, totally foolish (9) 7 Parts of speech using negative pieces from Sun (5) 8 More or less inaccurate guess upset this team in red (5,8) 9 Remarks that may require revisions, up or down (13) 15 Some overnight for this and others turning up quickly go (4,5) 16 Adding fix minus bugs (9) 17 One sequence of notes being performed in which person’s unaccompanied (9) 21 Somewhat unorthodox position of negative pole (5) 22 Positive contribution, taken out of context randomly (5) 23 Luxurious and hot (5)