Thursday 23 July

Across

1/9 Scientific fact maybe lacking substance – flat-earthers most stupid (7,4,7) 10 Pass person inhaling good scent (7) 11 Withdraw sheath for contraceptive during enjoyable time to get pregnant (9) 12 Focus for rescuing sheep in distress (3,2) 13 Sexpot stripped for show (4) 14 Intimate squeezing partner’s core, relaxed in armchair? (4-2-4) 16 Destroying climate, sun reaches highest point (10) 19 Risk money accepting a flutter (4) 21 Form of comic, Mark, with one short joke (5) 22 Rake with money returned to pick up sex worker (9) 24 He scored from ball into box, missing header during international (7) 25 Drunk with wine drinking fizzy stuff out of round (7) 26 Polluter to run after dirty river checked by Environment Agency (11)

Down

1 Foreign land line scary: phone mobile connected with female (6,9) 2 Once more broadcast concerning series (5) 3 Host, part of TV duo, is a crawler (4,3) 4 Club foot out of sock that is tiny without padding (7) 5 Order at local store, ultimately to get deal (8) 6 Act in theatre work: PG film essentially getting released (9,6) 7 Squash flies all over the place with end of swat (6) 8 Small place cleared to screen one sad film (6) 15 I squeeze into casual suit that could be taken in when not satisfied? (8) 16 Apple device set up date feature on smartphone (6) 17 Rescue from island – lifeboat team wanting number in back of boat (7) 18 Give authority? Those people might (7) 20 Stylish attempt to cover butt (6) 23 Visible hole on green (5)