Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – In an evident manner : OBVIOUSLY

8-across – Wedding cake feature : TIER

9-across – Imprisoned : UNDERLOCK

10-across – As a result : THUS

13-across – Waste of seabirds : GUANO

15-across – One of ten in a Roman Legion : COHORT

16-across – See 9 : ANDKEY

17-across – Arboreal bearer of forbidden fruit in Genesis : TREEOF

19-across – Regulate : POLICE

20-across – Fruit of the gourd family with a hard rind and juicy flesh : MELON

21-across – Vivacity, panache : ELAN

24-across – See 17 : KNOWLEDGE

25-across – Decorative pitcher : EWER

26-across – Section of garden devoted to horticulture : FLOWERBED

2-down – Link based on kinship, marriage or common interest : BOND

3-down – Holly, classically : ILEX

4-down – Diacritical mark : UMLAUT

5-down – Blank gap or missing part : LACUNA

6-down – Closely and firmly integrated : TIGHTKNIT

7-down – Kirk elder; Episcopalian minister ranking between bishop and deacon : PRESBYTER

11-down – Deter cast : SCATTERED

12-down – Cobbler : SHOEMAKER

13-down – Train, make ready : GROOM

14-down – Aromatic flavourful vegetable… : ONION

18-down – …and an aromatic flavourful herb : FENNEL

19-down – Huddle, summit : POWWOW

22-down – Dam on a stream to control water level or flow : WEIR

23-down – Malarial fever; chill : AGUE

1-across – Fall guy : SCAPEGOAT

8-across – Domestic protection : APRON

9-across – Kneeling cushion : HASSOCK

10-across – Inspiring : STIRRING

11-across – Manner of walking : GAIT

13-across – Elephant handler : MAHOUT

14-across – Brouhaha : FURORE

16-across – Clear of tax : NETT

17-across – Sports shoe : PLIMSOLL

19-across – Acclaim : OVATION

20-across – Large African pachyderm : RHINO

21-across – One on its own : SINGLETON

1-down – Deep and full-sounding : SONOROUS

2-down – Accessible : ATHAND

3-down – Facile : EASY

4-down – Use of words conveying the sound of their meaning : ONOMATOPOEIA

5-down – Rise to speak : TAKETHEFLOOR

6-down – Thrifty, mean : PARSIMONIOUS

7-down – Non-passenger transport : FREIGHTTRAIN

12-down – Practice, trial : DUMMYRUN

15-down – Heavenly body : PLANET

18-down – Tablet : PILL

1-across – Attic : LOFT

3-across – Approval, acclaim : ACCOLADE

9-across – Small amount : MODICUM

10-across – Enraged : IRATE

11-across – Warehouse : DEPOT

12-across – Vegetable : LEGUME

14-across – Perform to standard : CUTTHEMUSTARD

17-across – Punctuation mark : HYPHEN

19-across – Lights : OFFAL

22-across – Subdued : MUTED

23-across – Illness : AILMENT

24-across – Imagination : MINDSEYE

25-across – Abide : STAY

1-down – Unsuccessful enterprise : LAMEDUCK

2-down – Browned off : FEDUP

4-down – Gratis : COMPLIMENTARY

5-down – In debt : OWING

6-down – Bloodlessness : ANAEMIA

7-down – Water jug : EWER

8-down – Put paid to : SCOTCH

13-down – Excessive devotion : IDOLATRY

15-down – Attempt to deceive : TRYITON

16-down – Overindulged : SPOILT

18-down – Greek hell : HADES

20-down – Armada : FLEET

21-down – Muslim prayer leader : IMAM

1-across – Rare : UNCOMMON

5-across – Artistic work : OPUS

9-across – Sci-fi robot : DALEK

10-across – Bishop’s crook : CROZIER

11-across – Capital punishment : DEATHPENALTY

13-across – Main course : ENTREE

14-across – Riddle : ENIGMA

17-across – Irrational belief : SUPERSTITION

20-across – Tedium : BOREDOM

21-across – Flinch : WINCE

22-across – Uniform : EVEN

23-across – Daring : INTREPID

1-down – Sub-continental language : URDU

2-down – Gather : COLLECT

3-down – Succeed : MAKETHEGRADE

4-down – Inhabit : OCCUPY

6-down – Small glass bottle : PHIAL

7-down – Aerosol : SPRAYCAN

8-down – Submarine observation post : CONNINGTOWER

12-down – Practicable : FEASIBLE

15-down – Adult : GROWNUP

16-down – Flower part : STAMEN

18-down – Deconstruct grammatically : PARSE

19-down – Castrate : GELD

1-across – Smuggled goods : CONTRABAND

7-across – Endorsement : BACKING

8-across – Sceptic : CYNIC

10-across – Smell pungently : REEK

11-across – Travel guide author : BAEDEKER

13-across – Whirlpool : VORTEX

15-across – Workshop : STUDIO

17-across – Horrified : APPALLED

18-across – Ticket counterfoil : STUB

21-across – Wear away : ERODE

22-across – Record, annal : ARCHIVE

23-across – Exculpated : OFFTHEHOOK

1-down – Secret hoard : CACHE

2-down – Unsophisticated : NAIF

3-down – Jamaican music : REGGAE

4-down – Validate from earlier : BACKDATE

5-down – Surface treated for greater friction : NONSKID

6-down – Shorten : ABBREVIATE

9-down – High-class cookery : CORDONBLEU

12-down – Determined : HELLBENT

14-down – Reprimand : REPROOF

16-down – Unhurried : SEDATE

19-down – Stratagem : TRICK

20-down – Reverberate : ECHO