Across
1 Walk behind vehicle with a protective covering (8)
5 Not wild about hotel beside small river (6)
9 Approach disrupted by endless mass of cloud (7)
10 Nervous about channel with piercing sound (7)
11 Mean firm (5)
13 Former Welsh rite translated (9)
14 Average bar in combination with a lounge initially (13)
16 Vicious ruler stopping breakaway faction (8,5)
20 Reissue revolutionary book and increase in zest (9)
21 Rope in rascal as soldier (5)
22 Cutting out loud partnership (7)
23 Pawn apt to be easily influenced (7)
25 Hate extreme features of dire experiment (6)
26 Glaring, draw attention to storm (8)
Down
1 Understand tricks? Correct (8)
2 Wipe food, not good (3)
3 Discreet love illuminated in film (7)
4 Like keeping in touch with letters (13)
6 Solid week working? Not easily achieved (4-3)
7 Smile of Lulu awfully sweet (11)
8 Pen was first labelled (6)
10 See great work on ceiling here: it’s nice, complicated in form, and large (7,6)
12 Brilliant, enthralling mimics coming up with trendy make-up (11)
15 Work with part containing single name for rival (8)
17 Bible so involved in campaigns (7)
18 Bad upset in band causing annoyance (7)
19 Stand with climbing party after stumble (6)
24 Answer twice following black sheep’s cry (3)
