Guardian Cryptic #28822

2022-07-29

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Across

7a

One's phone rings, getting ready for action (8)

9a

Like a family with no right to be joyful (6)

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10a

Respecting minister eschewing the extremes (2,2)

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11a

Déjeuner sur l'herbe in art theft? (10)

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12a

Hitchcock's opening shot was with hesitation in Rope (6)

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14a

Piano track without least jazzy old instrument (8)

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15a

Taking off top the wrong way, hiding Dior pants (7)

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17a

Spotted entrance to palace that is without locks (7)

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20a

Socially discriminating type, a reader of, say, Homer I see leaving (8)

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22a

According to Henri I, English revolutionary scoffed (6)

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23a

Very busy legal expert initially ditched one doing filing? (10)

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24a

Liberal or Republican in charge (4)

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25a

Take exception to unwrapped gifts (6)

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26a

Successful student saving place to study article or error-strewn paper? (8)

Down

1d

After unfinished sweet, also called for Greek dish (8)

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2d

Perhaps Bordeaux's Number 6 goes up front (4)

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3d

In America, maybe fly quicker without one (6)

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4d

Japanese dish I nearly tried out, containing rabbit (8)

5d

Startled at berk punching man suitable for flogging (10)

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6d

A bit of bread or cheese ingredient brought up (6)

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8d

Be outstanding, putting away litres and pint in bar (6)

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13d

Back from morris dances, lubric­ated and the worse for wear (4-6)

16d

Brief resignation letter penned by Sidney, regularly wrong (8)

18d

Vassal fed, swallowing tablet after pork pie (8)

19d

Scam banking run for one on the fiddle (6)

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21d

Singleton picked up person making advances (6)

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22d

Drunk let aboard car? It's a problem for traveller (3,3)

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24d

eg Gothic novel not following Frankenstein's lead (4)