Across
8. Rock purveyor we will make rude noises about (8) (8) Hints
9. Sprinter in bar bent back to grasp nuts (1,4) (1, 4) Hints
10. Scots knew England’s garden? (4) (4) Hints
11. Author as boxer, could one say – heavyweight (10) (10) Hints
12. Childish type, endlessly dim, breaking equipment (6) (6) Hints
14. Invite to relax and steal from church? (4,1,3) (4, 1, 3) Hints
15. Indistinct notice with garish border (7) (7) Hints
17. Slander, heartlessly audacious in itself (7) (7) Hints
20. Cathedral search resolved: it’s right in the centre (8) (8) Hints
22. God posed with big pot of tea (6) (6) Hints
23. Screen addict perhaps, one contorted with grimace (10) (10) Hints
24. Youngster spends year on benefit (4) (4) Hints
25. Suddenly discover hotel is losing pounds (3,2) (3, 2) Hints
26. Short walk in once moving moonlit scene (8) (8) Hints
Down
1. One hard man, he was involved with Ezra initially (8) (8) Hints
2. Considered a soft fabric (4) (4) Hints
3. Dwelling on tense vote in favour (6) (6) Hints
4. Sad that Spain has invaded a foreign port (7) (7) Hints
5. They don’t make the film, dates having been switched (3-5) (3-5) Hints
6. What we are called in explosive competition (10) (10) Hints
7. Time goose should be cooked in foil (6) (6) Hints
13. Hunt neared ground, positioned for concealment? (10) (10) Hints
16. Distortion isn’t commonly cosmetic (3,5) (3, 5) Hints
18. Aching to suppress German city university (8) (8) Hints
19. Stagger about, ‘run out’ replaced by ‘stumped’ (7) (7) Hints
21. The peak hour, dinner time? (6) (6) Hints
22. Uncompromising boss ultimately deceived on Radio 4 (6) (6) Hints
24. Start to bash away in contest (4) (4) Hints