SUPER CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Link I severed with state (11) 9 Storm encountered over false step (7) 10 Poles in error get a letter for the Greeks (7) 11 List menu changes to poor eater (9) 12 Bewildered on the water (2,3) 13 Crawl slowly with inverse motion at first (4) 14 Self-contained shoe, single square inside (5-5) 16 Might be a sin, one sloppily dressing (10) 19 Family left in small furnace (4) 21 Accent part of sombre verdict (5) 22 Pursued outside, it’s badly scolded (9) 24 We cut telegram up to cover vegetable (7) 25 Plans for Des to hold notice (7) 26 Minimum of oxygen in jet creates disaster, so use this? (7,4)

DOWN

1 Local events venue – U? (9,6) 2 Relative might be subtle about ending ofromance (5) 3 A cutting from a special edition required by court (7) 4 The bridle strap, within that context (7) 5 Actors on holiday find shipwrecked person (8) 6 The Celticgossip about rifle refinement (10,5) 7 Emphasise the pressure (6) 8 New pupils understand different order (6) 15 Sue nicer, perhaps, though lacking in confidence (8) 16 Yours truly nursing nasty boil, but stillable to walk (6) 17 Very old worker, terribly nice at heart (7) 18 Defamation causes space craft to go south (7) 20 Total exposure ruins us, mind! (6) 23 Sample some fajitas – terrific! (5)