CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Reliable if fault unfortunately involves husband (8) 5 Return for example sock designed for reptiles (6) 10 Common Agricultural Policy regarding foodstuff (5) 11 Avoid castle on plain (4,5) 12 Passes Leo struggling with the Italian fuel supply (6,3) 13 One who gets money for certain in gym class (5) 14 Neat display of red in this hand of cards (8,5) 18 They help with a decrease in one’s clothing (7,6) 20 Fighting men getting some fun it seems (5) 21 Soldier and baron leading Latvian city ride about (9) 23 Bury boxer with one among others (5,4) 24 One sowed oats and a number of small things (5) 25 The most pleasant French city street (6) 26 Allocated article with outrageous designs (8)

DOWN

1 Front of iron broken by a dastardly chap (6) 2 Imprecision sits badly in the description of art (15) 3 It helps to turn wife off beef (5) 4 Not aware of some punk now in government (9) 6 Barring development of perfect ox (6,3) 7 Yorkshire one put out with instruction to remain calm (4,4,5,2) 8 Shrill secrecy awkwardly surrounds hospital (8) 9 Cover against falsehood being brought back up (4) 15 Puts back in control for animals prior to rest stampeding (9) 16 Louts such as Henry and I in exotic lagoons (9) 17 Very old-fashioned and insular, surprisingly welcoming one in (8) 19 Having diaphragm ailing is dire (6) 21 Laboratory put up by one in exotic location (4) 22 Bail I arranged, providing legal defence (5)