| Clues across |
| 7 | Sound of wagons fades away (5) |
| 8 | A puzzle for monkeys – can they climb it? (9) |
| 10 | Heckles leader of society, not wanting anything (5) |
| 11 | Shellfish belonging to me is warm and damp (6) |
| 12 | Wine used in grandma’s tipsy-cake (4) |
| 14 | In confusion, tune in late for officer (10) |
| 16 | This will give you a lift. Everyone in favour? (7) |
| 17 | Mules and horse, a child tells us, are misused to bring in contraband goods (7) |
| 19 | Why revere crazy European – universally? (10) |
| 20 | Motor race’s noise upset youngsters, initially (4) |
| 21 | Firmly-established housing for animals (6) |
| 23 | C H I N O, for example (8) |
| 25 | Double’s all kookie (mad, that is) (4-5) |
| 26 | Vehicle in Kent causes fright (5) |
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| Clues down |
| 1 | Food is reasonable, we’re told (4) |
| 2 | We’d heard murderer – found in garden shed (10) |
| 3 | Kitchen furniture seen backstage (7) |
| 4 | Alive and conditioned like steel, but easily roused (5-8) |
| 5 | A convict turns up at fete (4) |
| 6 | Having robe removed, perhaps, and taken to pieces (10) |
| 9 | Dinners run smoothly – the housebound get them (5,2,6) |
| 13 | Extreme hunger suffered by leading actor facing tax on iron (not right!) (10) |
| 15 | Nice egg Len scrambled, showing lack of care (10) |
| 18 | Ornaments belonging to French found in streams (7) |
| 22 | Cook most of kebab, minced (4) |
| 24 | Lake formed in mountains, thanks to Royal Navy (4) |
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