Daily Mail Cryptic #16398

2020-09-08

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Across

6a

One source of learning spoils previous ninety (4,10)

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9a

Foolishly, we let five in and a dozen appear! (6)

10a

Key place for drink on Apollo mission? (5,3)

11a

Suddenly put the brakes on old Police Department instead (4,4)

13a

Kindle’s visible, so people tell me (6)

15a

American ship enters inlet here? That's unlikely (6)

17a

Bundle of energy ruins Monday (6)

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19a

African primate welcomes a Murphy (6)

20a

Soap perhaps is inclined to bore church rector (8)

22a

Eg Lions go head-to-head in very crisp playing style (8)

24a

Force state almost to surrender (6)

26a

Doctor perfects lotion for personal security (4,10)

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Down

1d

What better tool at sea to make heater? (3,5,6)

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2d

Swimmer left after drink (4)

3d

Fuel regularly seen in Scottish 5 (6)

4d

It's the truth, even without including account (8)

5d

Man, say, is misled after margins are cut (4)

7d

Popular team behind bars (6)

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8d

Old tower containing tree collapsed (8,6)

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12d

Finished a favourite Italian dish (5)

14d

Secure 22 yards (5)

16d

Adroitly arranged extreme form of worship (8)

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18d

Stop a court protecting businesses (6)

21d

English fellows etc distorted outcome (6)

23d

Wilkie Collins sergeant's beat (4)

25d

Dashed round one bucket maybe (4)