Guardian Cryptic #28791

2022-06-23

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Across

1a

Alas, sad Sid, missing Violet, is full of lust (9)

6a
26a

Grunge performed by elderly lead with a wheeze (4,4)

8a

Supportive of political paper? Keep going (8)

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9a

Edit makes cardinal turn? (6)

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10a

Argentina's signature housing grant (6)

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11a

Visual aid gets royal person (not king) backing doctrine (5-3)

12a

Brave cooks wrapping date exotically, perhaps (6)

15a

Too often mistaken for an unimportant event (8)

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16a

Look associated with cunning jumbo? (8)

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19a

Substantial magazine piece: 'Put on weight' (6)

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21a

Dish busy playing with ball (8)

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22a

Regret shoehorning outdated record into lease (6)

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24a

Powered vehicle of stone bound to lose its rear (3,3)

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25a

Poet has no right to internalise American apprehension (8)

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26a

See 6

27a

Sediment found by the Mexican common weed (9)

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Down

1d

They're bound to work out ref's needing specs ultimately (5)

2d

Tactile, round sort of window (7)

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3d

Neckwear item, possibly one piercing a nearby feature (5)

4d

Above performing with bra on show? Not quite (2,3,2)

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5d

Hard nut, so sure to get a beating (9)

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6d

Fish from dugout gone off (7)

7d

Pit workers abandoned short race? (9)

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13d

Milk producers switched two entries in recordthe woman's deceived at first (5,4)

14d

Bird book, hardly concise (9)

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17d

State protects forged steel instrument (7)

18d

Label attached to a southern county: 'It's saucy!' (7)

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20d

To keep down right, ruler has to oust Marxist leader (7)

22d

Spades used in check for tree product (5)

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23d

Nosy Catalan's casually abandoning pet (5)