Across
1 Hissing bird turned and left insect (8)
5 Gathers energy to return prize (6)
9 Mercy one ordered in ritual (8)
10 Hollow case, prosecutor’s last (6)
12 Fix article, breaking nothing (4)
13 Cry, dim hope renewed, for syringe (10)
16 Time poorly occupied by game, second in town (9,5)
17 Conservative hurt by insulting campaign to win support (5,9)
19 Golfer modified range, retaining good standard (4,6)
20 Singer back in Scotland (4)
22 Close attention applied to book set in New York (6)
24 Money from gambling factions divided by pub (8)
25 Changing treaty, talk incessantly (6)
26 Appeal to share (8)
Down
1 Instant alternative (6)
2Exclude piece on universal merit in sedative (11)
3Caustic substance in tree (4)
4 Novelist showing dynamic front, unusually (5,7)
6Were tests designed to keep one familiar with urban life? (10)
7Put away in the attic (3)
8Damage airman starts to appraise, slowly rattling instruments (7)
11Prisoner in rage got out of order in assembly (12)
14Hate man with brutality dispatching one (11)
15Appalling prohibition I’m lifting, filling a trunk (10)
17Firm information about year in power (7)
18Staff brought up and established in county (6)
21Formerly working with church (4)
23Routine agreement, no pressure (3)
