Across
1God of love after a ballot (6)
4 Ethnic, first in box in court case (6)
8 Some tinsel, at Christmas, in bar (5)
9 Divert sports team approaching course (9)
11 Suitable, “Feelings”, a pop single (4,10)
13 Intensely serious, boy describing adult (7)
15 Fancy goods originally imported by one US state (7)
16 Remarkably smooth northern newspaper proprietor (7)
18 Understands article in rag’s racy (7)
20 Both row rowboat unsuitably loaded (5,1,3,2,3)
23 Mater’s rewritten: Mother, with a capital (9)
24 Confine one male brought in drunk (5)
25 Make a journey with French composer after end of concert (6)
26 Here’s the spinner - there’ll be flipping ducks again! (6)
Down
1 Piece of music composed to greet all (10)
2 Defeat old-fashioned party (5)
3 Composer shown round very European port (2,5)
5 Note girl drinking drop of sparkling wine (7)
6 Beans are, I suspect, served up in a sauce (9)
7 Enjoy the same thing (4)
9 Second-rate vessel in need of flag (11)
10 Sketch popular stable lad in reception area (7,4)
12 Nobleman holding a dart and a toy weapon (10)
14 Ashore, son plays in a North Wales resort (4-2-3)
17 Defiant remark made by chronic drunkard in this place (2,5)
19 Tart, upper part containing bread (7)
21 Faint-hearted gloomy Italian turned up (5)
22 Record throw (4)
