ACROSS
7
Article missing from collection of antiques? Investigation results
(7)
8 One Flemish artist or another
abandoning Germany for Spain (3,4)
10
Composed – a term essentially used for it?
(6)
11 Drink and drive recklessly?
(8)
12 Composer renounces his nationality,
we hear, for her (4)
13 Shrub is planted
in the verge by westbound main road
(10)
14 Knock back drink with airman after
opera, but not too much (2,3,6)
19 Record
collection containing jazz mostly is feature of column
(10)
22 Close companion at last given
attention (4)
23 DJ is so tense, needing
to become healthier? (8)
24 One has no
time for Spanish food (6)
25 Fate of a
play about love making comeback
(7)
26 Reportedly is acquainted with person
that's patient for plastic surgery
(4,3)
DOWN
1 Important card game
for Spooner is to inflict crippling damage
(7)
2 Be sexually aroused by an unpleasant
woman, a Swede (8)
3 Associate skins up,
to become unconscious (6)
4 So a grass is
mistaken for seaweed (8)
5 Children’s author and playwright
retires, heading for Tasmania (6)
6 A Conservative has to
demand enthusiastic welcome (7)
9 Church’s really empty,
holding first service of the festive season (11)
15 Ordered
John to be at work (2,3,3)
16
Quiet Spanish woman hiding new
engineer’s glasses (5-3)
17 Inspiration encompasses depth
and comprehensiveness (7)
18 Become very fond of female
sporting floral clothes (4,3)
20 Hard gangster can cry
(6)
21 Use English Master’s tactic
(6)
