g 1. g 2. g 3. g g g 4. g 5. g 6. g
7.     g 8.  9.        
g   g   g   g   g   g   g   g
10.         g 11.      
g   g   g   g   g   g   g g g
12.       g 13.      14.  
g   g g g   g   g g g   g   g
g 15.  16.      17.      g
g   g   g g g   g   g g g   g
18.     19.    g 20.  21.    
g g g   g   g   g   g   g   g
22. 23.      g 24.        
g   g   g   g   g   g   g   g
25.           g 26.    
g   g   g   g g g   g   g   g

ACROSS

7. Max. length restricted for rod between wheels (4)

8. Medical precautions confused since joint (10)

10. A romantic without any heart is smelly (8)

11. Steven Arranged incidents (6)

12. Gun let off in flour (6)

13. Big marbles for Tom, bowlers said (8)

15. Despicably rotten phenyl berries (13)

18. While den is wrecked in capital ... (3,5)

20. ... stay in Mysore - Ma insists! (6)

22. Metal 99 not metallic, but funny in a funny sort of way (6)

24. Can speak strangely, often at breakfast (8)

25. Entire, arranged in red flute (10)

26. What a man wants most other than beer - another type of beer! (4)

DOWN

1. Excel, we hear, in chaos? Great - relax! (5,5)

2. Allow trim PE characters (6)

3. Wages? Pit's stance: no shillings! (8)

4. Cream under top of strawberry gets hysterical reaction (6)

5. Some of returning Arab mob, emitting ticking sounds? (4,4)

6. Grain disruption due to a tangle? (4)

9. Common John has the beauty of a legendary criminal (4,3,6)

14. Sooner or later, mention way around (3,4,3)

16. Strict order: depict an ... (8)

17. ... amorous song, being serene about promotion (8)

19. Find strange lot "ace" (6)

21. Very limited time agreeably cut back (6)

23. Level of success obtained by telephone (4)