| Clues across |
| 1 | He hands round a broken pub sign (4,3,6) |
| 8 | Was foolscap provided for them? (6) |
| 9 | Pull cotton out of needle and hurt opening of eye, perhaps (8) |
| 10 | Arrange BA in line once every two years (8) |
| 11 | The Spanish meat is sent back, lacking guts (6) |
| 12 | Season well (6) |
| 15 | Talking proudly of snake bite (8) |
| 17 | Omen? Verb is changed this month (8) |
| 18 | Tortured silent volunteer (6) |
| 19 | Red tie is knotted badly – change it again! (2-4) |
| 21 | Pole, perhaps, reveals coin stuck to broken piece of glass (8) |
| 24 | Having limited intelligence, beautiful girl mostly seen in gym (4-4) |
| 25 | Unknown with weapon returns, finding it difficult to stay awake (6) |
| 26 | What little boys wanted to become – a source of power with golf clubs? (6-7) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Alluring woman? Some time and then I’m there! (5) |
| 2 | Anger about scam inside European Community – get opposing parties to agree (9) |
| 3 | After removing (for example) spear, becomes very musical (5) |
| 4 | Sort of gun put in casks – twice? (6-9) |
| 5 | Old-fashioned, not into fruit (3,2,4) |
| 6 | Tend to run up against leading characters in serial (5) |
| 7 | Understands about a design for aircraft unable to use landing-field (9) |
| 13 | Falsely reproduce method (9) |
| 14 | Get web one spun for shuttle diplomat (2-7) |
| 16 | Elephant, tail first, loses article and gains one – useful for a trunk call? (9) |
| 20 | Edit computer program, taking time out after re-arranging budget (5) |
| 22 | Irish Republic holding woman turning up to create links between centre and fringe (5) |
| 23 | Fools evaluate endlessly (5) |
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