| Clues down |
| 1 | A small quantity of liquid turns up on depression – this is unintended (8) |
| 2 | Candle-holder (child’s first) placed in cake (6) |
| 3 | Rapid diet (4) |
| 4 | Expensive – the French feature of church (7) |
| 5 | I am a reporter and I have an ability to produce a profound effect (10) |
| 6 | Crags lie broken at feet of these? (8) |
| 7 | Parents fail to start rest (6) |
| 13 | Sailor, first to belong to native race (10) |
| 16 | Violently pushed most of article, corroded on surface (8) |
| 18 | Pull out Noel, swinging on barrier (8) |
| 19 | Got out of deep sack after a struggle, without using knife, initially (7) |
| 21 | Gets on hills (6) |
| 23 | Dearth, perhaps, of cotton? (6) |
| 26 | Overtake Colin when not at home (4) |
