Times Cryptic #26720

2017-05-09

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Across

1a

Old German in moving scene offers Christmas gift (12)

8a

Initially advise voter against keeping record in correspondence (7)

9a

Doctor was madly grabbing royal undergarment (7)

11a

Get air into smart accommodation close to Tube (7)

12a

Diminutive man on wagon welcomed to AA meeting (7)

13a

Girl absolutely losing weight (5)

14a

Laziness and rudeness to involve daughter rather than son (9)

16a

Host a knees-up getting cake in (9)

19a

South American native in Lima with Buddhist monk (5)

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21a

They're billed a huge amount for pressing uniform roughly (7)

23a

Birds with wings in Estonia's coastal location (7)

24a

Less mature, the solver's stifling snigger occasionally? (7)

25a

Roaming mammoth chasing feline, not caught (2,5)

26a

Malty centres in confection for legendary queen (12)

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Down

1d

Frightening female given severe reprimand (7)

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2d

There's curiosity in an old tree inhabited by lemurs originally (7)

3d

One economist's explanation insane when reviewed (9)

4d

Deepest point in Mahanadi river (5)

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5d

Matthew maybe read up on church's central area (7)

6d

Submachine-gun loaded by little honey (7)

7d

Language of Hamletold lines becoming quite a mouthful! (6,6)

10d

One responsible for flats and other properties? (5,7)

15d

Energy to limit velocity when rocketing in void (4,5)

17d

Student Union in posh university principally aligned with Left? Extraordinary! (7)

18d

Plan announced for man on board (7)

19d

Free ale left out little advertising! (7)

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20d

Fool without a care sent up expansionist kingdom (7)

22d

Romeo among undesirables in riotous struggle (5)