LONDON TIMES CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1 Colleague in tie drinking a chaser? (10)

6 About to cut excellent exotic fruit (4)

10 Scratching head, do something to relieve irritation (7)

11 Face in Vogue (7)

12 Iron Maiden’s new parts to jam in time? (4-11)

13 Grants wholly over the top in wealthy south (6)

14 Put tiny boy in gym for break (8)

16 Payment makes them better advisers (8)

18 “Get rid of …” shortened to be better (6)

21 Standard of old tools (6,3,6)

23 US city sure to secure a win (7)

24 Working for ages, succeeds (4,3)

25 Volcano in Vietnam (4)

26 Crane that is circling hawk (March 1st) (10)

Down

1 Material things (5)

2 Noise made by a brutal gathering (7)

3 Dictated what Dean will do differently (4,4,3,3)

4 Old lady touring one capital city (6)

5 Kitchen item, mostly to cut fish (8)

7 Voucher that’s 25 per cent off against wine (7)

8 Top of vest opens forward, showing bust (9)

9 A baby of one’s own? (6,8)

13 Cut the bacon up, eating one (9)

15 Old novel, reading material (8)

17 Vegetable people put under grill (7)

19 Unable to get off boat trailer suitable for all in Florida (7)

20 A soldier in trouble for slow movement (6)

22 Governesskeeps one in mountain retreat (5)