-
1a
Be attracted (to) (9)
-
8a
Very (4)
-
9a
Rallying slogan (9)
-
10a
Zn (4)
-
13a
Waste metal (5)
-
15a
Studious obsessive — coat (6)
-
16a
People organised under a single government (6)
-
17a
Miss Piggy or the Great Gonzo? (6)
-
19a
Trough carrying rainwater (6)
-
20a
Period preceding an important event (3-2)
-
21a
Engine on rails (abbr) (4)
-
24a
Thwart (9)
-
25a
Nautical platform (4)
-
26a
English rock band formed in the 1960s (6,3)
-
2d
Study (4)
-
3d
Immorality (4)
-
4d
Smack sharply (6)
-
5d
Feral child raised by great apes in the forests of Angola (6)
-
6d
Embarrass (9)
-
7d
Dishonesty (9)
-
11d
Orange jam (9)
-
12d
Claptrap (9)
-
13d
Cheaper, though often not really cheap, travel ticket (5)
-
14d
Foot the bill (3,2)
-
18d
Castle tower (6)
-
19d
Piece of material used to enlarge a garment (6)
-
22d
Heraldic family symbols (4)
-
23d
' ___ Brute? ' (Julius Caesar's dying words, according to Shakespeare) (2,2)