Guardian Cryptic #27982

2019-11-19

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Across

1a

Old country jazz fan coming to dance (6)

4a

Anger in rural establishmentsthey may kill people (8)

9a

Fellow clean, having removed soft muck (6)

10a

Break in street with work finished (8)

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11a

A lone wolf poet's destroyed in a single fierce move (2,3,4,5)

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13a

What's sweet in big book, lines offering nonsense (10)

14a

Stand at front of church? Very cold, not dry (4)

16a

What's in title of poem by Coleridge or Frost (4)

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18a

Mum entertained by Jagger et al performingone getting into rock? (10)

21a

Fruit ruined by terrible shower (14)

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23a

Tale-teller is candid, love being rejected (8)

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24a

A new hair product possibly needed by a lady (6)

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25a

Part of Greece has style that's unusual (8)

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26a

Batty woman returning to quiet plain in Israel (6)

Down

1d

Thoroughly search most of the valley (4)

2d

Small boy can finally slay the enemy, expending minimal energy (4,3)

3d

A dormant drunk in a disorderly state (2,6)

5d

Enthusiastic about the French and their countryfemale lacking bigotry (11)

6d

Show up with old lover's model (6)

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7d

Recipe with mayonnaisevery little in that Italian food (7)

8d

Fight over one fellow getting stuff for recycling? (5,4)

12d

Be good enough to satisfy hungry pelican? (4,3,4)

13d

Formula for getting fatI lose it (5,1,3)

15d

Plant amazing initially, suffering harm when penetrated by insect (8)

17d

For example, a space to the north where a boat may berth (7)

19d

Be covered in fleece as female animal (3-4)

20d

England's all-rounder gets all fired up (6)

22d

Flatter shade of brown (4)