Across
Cheese and fruit mostly served with minced beef (9)
Shrub found in Colorado and California (4)
Composer's toasted sandwiches have a good filling (8)
18d
Barrier to one special female (retired) working for royal mistress (6,7)
Heavy rain initially delayed every London Underground going east (6)
Bullfighter charged with endless love (8)
Unpleasant character wished to go by horse (3,3)
Priest stopping religious festival before mice spread an outbreak of the plague? (8)
Cathedral city where church converted Sartre (8)
Suggest leaving end of webbing out of panel strengthening garment (6)
Corporal returned with new mail to give out (8)
26a
Scientific study of works claiming most of credit (6)
Liner after refit carrying old oil (6)
Family heir required to eat every bit of spring onion (8)
See 22
Group of live animals discovered by yours truly leading horse by lake (9)
Down
Permission to depart (5)
Standard of dinner mostly OK (7)
Vessel containing one last bit of pale amber liquid (5)
Chewy stuff made from corn for grinding on sides of ledge (7)
Profitable hostilities with Dutch essential to troubled reign (9)
Pen used round old lines in artwork (7)
Fabric company clothing most of band with narrow stripe (9)
Repulsive tip of aromatic herb torn apart (9)
Plant containing source of metallic element (9)
Nurse carrying cocoa mixed for animal (7)
See 9
Colonist's dog crossing lake (7)
Fruit endlessly given to posh smart brown ape (5-4)
Husband contributing to essential part of housework? (5)
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