| Clues across |
| 7 | Title; Academic wear sported by some in the building trade (7,5) (6,6) |
| 10 | Create aid wrongly, so get rid; Title (9) (4,5) |
| 11 | Woman from Yorkshire needing chemical compound from Dorset, Hereford or Devon (5) (5) |
| 12 | Brown ant – when upset, scarlet on left wing (3) (3) |
| 13 | Title; A basic blast ruined periods of leave (6,5) (11) |
| 15 | Title; Title (1,9,5) (3,6,6) |
| 18 | Is this indicative? Heartless silly MP receives most of tomato. I see Scot has first man changing side to produce this type of road surface (11) (11) |
| 21 | Rotter’s smashed a CD; last character follows scent to find CD’s pseudonym (3) (3) |
| 23 | Idiot runs back round ancient city (original capital of Italy) to release terrible solo before end of June (5) (5) |
| 24 | Title; Artist at home with layers of paint may have one of these hung up – drying? (3,6) (9) |
| 26 | Title; Title (6,6) (6,3,3) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | An ash van is wrecked in Georgia, Jerry. Do I become seen as wild driver of stolen vehicle? (8) (3-5) |
| 2 | One mistakenly doing blue dye says “A test’s gone wrong!” (6) (6) |
| 3 | Pop musicians, whichever way you look at them, pack as much as possible in sacramental songs (4) (4) |
| 4 | Stupid vile ranter has no connection with policeman’s paintings (10) (10) |
| 5 | Chinese secret society is busted when CIA turns up and surrounds it. Sea, more weird, makes Eric peer awkwardly (8) (8) |
| 6 | One from the Middle East, the old men and I disrupt maths – a bad wheeze (6) (6) |
| 8 | Lurking in the atelier, raise temperature to scorch fish (4) (4) |
| 9 | Concerned with the mind in passing judgment, a lawyer is seared badly and rubbed out (6) (6) |
| 14 | Unusually met in Italy privately, sad queen holds drum upside-down – screaming this? (10) (4,6) |
| 15 | Fool with alien’s valuable property or material of little use, initially – bronzed metallic ware (6) (6) |
| 16 | Chant from turbulent nation; note never imagined turned ma off (8) (8) |
| 17 | Perform same crime again – send to jail again – decorate Zulu leader – “No blame” broadcast (8) (8) |
| 19 | Rambler failing to start rambling to find stone having opaque appearance – sky’s overcast (6) (6) |
| 20 | Division of Roman soldiers seen in portico. Horticulturists make up mind and dump detectives in river (6) (6) |
| 22 | Writing-table’s covered in cow-hide. Sketch of leader of zealots is French, displaying enthusiasm (4) (4) |
| 25 | Send off for objectives I managed in this country (4) (4) |
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