Independent Cryptic #10833

2021-07-02

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Across

7a

Perhaps add water to ferns here, wilting (9)

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9a

Different person subject to order, abandoned by British (5)

11a

US city enveloped in love for Little Italy in the future (3,4)

12a

Head off bits of film by Young Conservatives adopting new dubbing technique (3-4)

13a

Began list laying out these assets? (9)

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14a

Commotion surrounding American element of flight (5)

15a

Restrained but losing head in hurry (5)

16a

Vehicle not working? Not quite (3)

17a

Line is circling party venues supporting swimming (5)

18a

Severe depression doing head in (5)

20a

Setter accommodating pilots aboard special flying machine (9)

23a

French ready with enthusiasm to dismiss a German cracker (7)

24a

Learned to ignore first repeat (7)

25a

Increasingly aristocratic, avoiding hard question (5)

26a

Unusual heat burns - me? (9)

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Down

1d

French port receiving a quantity of chicken (6)

2d

Wasting time, I exported nasty bleach (8)

3d

Fixed line limiting height for Jewish settlement (6)

4d

Obsessive year is involving special research (8)

5d

Elects Conservative - I’m sorry about that ultimately (6)

6d

Unusual stir about hackneyed items, things in the 'old hat' category? (8)

8d

Evidence of an out-of-this-world domestic bust-up? (6,7)

10d

Grass needing protection with snug covering in Sussex town (8,5)

15d

Corner resident nearly securing spot for dance (8)

16d

Lizard I left is found in lounge (8)

17d

Position King overlooked in a certain European subject (8)

19d

A lot of mist on a road is a concern for drivers (6)

21d

Foreigners giving misinformation in answer (6)

22d

Carefully examine including old film as example of literature (6)