Guardian Cryptic #27907

2019-08-23

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Across

7a

Drug case follows that of suicide (8)

9a

Crawling fellow leaves cover outdoors (6)

10a

Intoxicating drink from the right prophet (4)

11a

Time round Great Lake as the final thing (2,3,2,3)

12a

Rolling around in mud's a revealing practice (6)

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14a

Spooner's wonderful company for social chats (8)

15a

Bubbly's cold, getting cooler (7)

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17a

Compiler of heavenly catalogue that's less orderly (7)

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20a

Person sitting on bench drank around warehouse (8)

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22a

Leaves to eat in French bar of ill-repute (6)

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23a

A letter for free (10)

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24a

People of intelligence love to have the last word (4)

25a

Dashing fellow who's caught up in traffic (6)

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26a

This person attending dance is a bit of a dish (8)

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Down

1d

Really brief speaker shows it (8)

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2d

I don't know what a poor student gets (4)

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3d

Two boys one persecuted (6)

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4d

Bachelor, defended by two friends with energy, is possibly touched (8)

5d

University course taken up by Poles with no accent (10)

6d

Talk with one criminal shedding ball and chain (6)

8d

Cover of Elton composer put in bars (6)

13d

Check setter's trapped, without a little money (10)

16d

Erstwhile show-off lowering level of European publicity (8)

18d

Appealing sort of dash, like a 25 (8)

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19d

Navratilova triumphantly covering court (6)

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21d

Finished milk dish that's on the turn (4,2)

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22d

One may take flight the day before clash (6)

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24d

Young animal on earth possibly eight (4)

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