1-across – Wood in the role of fence : ASPEN

4-across – Breezy isle, ‘aughty : UNSTUFFY

8-across – 17s’ titan, other than that pure grace, deified icon : GREATCHIEFTAIN

10-across – In solid style, work of art in fat, not half! : ROBUSTLY

11-across – Regular on shipping forecast – might one follow? : DOGGER

12-across – One charged for utilities per year, with tax cut for building : RATEPAYER

15-across – Wind into which leading character in blockbuster has gone – him? : GABLE

17-across – Flower of Scotland’s poet : BURNS

18-across – Moonwalker able to pack a punch? : ARMSTRONG

19-across – Nordic girl appearing as an answer? : INGRID

21-across – Some tripping up, settle affair : HIGHLAND

24-across – See 8 : OTHEPUDDINRACE

25-across – Leave debauched rake, drinker say? : PARTAKER

26-across – God in beachwear, but no cap : HADES

1-down – Topless dance with vermin stopped by teacher, hairy thing : ANGORARABBIT

2-down – Priest legendary Christian John has held close : PRESBYTER

3-down – Rump chewed in Cockney mouth? : NATES

4-down – Looking north, infernal : UPHELLYAA

5-down – Something of a 8 24, tissue that’s bagged : SUET

6-down – Yet to be entertained by working of nut? : UNTHOUGHT

7-down – See 21 Across : FLING

9-down – One’s in Gaia, then another – and in another also! : GREEKGODDESS

13-down – Deadly when confined, steps taken to break in : PESTILENT

14-down – In plaster, yours truly is up for rest : REMAINDER

16-down – Poisonous agent in business maintaining a house standing on a road : BIOHAZARD

20-down – Try time and time again, a must : GOTTA

22-down – Feeling bump : HUNCH

23-down – Isle manure : MUCK

1-across – Wood in the role of fence : ASPEN

4-across – Breezy isle, ‘aughty : UNSTUFFY

8-across – 17s’ titan, other than that pure grace, deified icon : GREATCHIEFTAIN

10-across – In solid style, work of art in fat, not half! : ROBUSTLY

11-across – Regular on shipping forecast – might one follow? : DOGGER

12-across – One charged for utilities per year, with tax cut for building : RATEPAYER

15-across – Wind into which leading character in blockbuster has gone – him? : GABLE

17-across – Flower of Scotland’s poet : BURNS

18-across – Moonwalker able to pack a punch? : ARMSTRONG

19-across – Nordic girl appearing as an answer? : INGRID

21-across – Some tripping up, settle affair : HIGHLAND

24-across – See 8 : OTHEPUDDINRACE

25-across – Leave debauched rake, drinker say? : PARTAKER

26-across – God in beachwear, but no cap : HADES

1-down – Topless dance with vermin stopped by teacher, hairy thing : ANGORARABBIT

2-down – Priest legendary Christian John has held close : PRESBYTER

3-down – Rump chewed in Cockney mouth? : NATES

4-down – Looking north, infernal : UPHELLYAA

5-down – Something of a 8 24, tissue that’s bagged : SUET

6-down – Yet to be entertained by working of nut? : UNTHOUGHT

7-down – See 21 Across : FLING

9-down – One’s in Gaia, then another – and in another also! : GREEKGODDESS

13-down – Deadly when confined, steps taken to break in : PESTILENT

14-down – In plaster, yours truly is up for rest : REMAINDER

16-down – Poisonous agent in business maintaining a house standing on a road : BIOHAZARD

20-down – Try time and time again, a must : GOTTA

22-down – Feeling bump : HUNCH

23-down – Isle manure : MUCK

1-across – Just switching direction at the end for launch : PROPEL

5-across – German arranged a locum to attend a sight problem : GLAUCOMA

9-across – Picasso almost drowned in white, that’s obvious : PALPABLE

10-across – Ancient Italian, one featured in Ibsen play : SABINE

11-across – Camilla’s rock band study class : QUEENCONSORT

13-across – Said posh person’s off fish? : ORFE

14-across – Artillery alternative: nitrogen-filled ball : ORDNANCE

17-across – Ignorant state sends tanks to capture vessel : DARKNESS

18-across – Amalgamate a new Spice Girl? : MELD

20-across – Maybe Latin’s not quite Lady Gaga dancing with nude at back of stage : DEADLANGUAGE

23-across – Rather fusty senior gathering yarn : STALER

24-across – Casual underwear comes to brickie’s aid : SLIPSHOD

25-across – Pleased about welcoming international stars : PLEIADES

26-across – Ridicule eastern half of banana republic : GUYANA

2-down – Upended indigenous people failing to finish walkabout : ROAM

3-down – Nobody wants a Dickens protagonist to act like a mouse : PIPSQUEAK

4-down – Raver heading off clumsy person : LUBBER

5-down – Climate threat calls for fresh Commons talks? : GREENHOUSEGASES

6-down – Skips CBS and so suffers : ABSCONDS

7-down – Small bag – in public, a basket : CABAS

8-down – Clarions used in Middle East’s musical mode : MINORSCALE

12-down – Showy celebrity joining preservation body gets spoken about : ORNAMENTAL

15-down – Casually object: ‘short of library – extremely’ : AIMLESSLY

16-down – Excluded, deprived of drinking venue? : DEBARRED

19-down – Preparing to burgle housing : CASING

21-down – City in which Handel hid, eschewing all-round applause : DELHI

22-down – Tree with lost horse : ROAN

1-across – Irritate good number in party : GETTOGETHER

9-across – Gave opportunities to skilled objective nurses : ENABLED

10-across – Popular drink I had is flavourless : INSIPID

11-across – Revolting crime cases assigned to officer repulse novelist : ABHORRENT

12-across – Subject of interest finally released by police : THEME

13-across – Reduce the length of court’s enclosure : DOCK

14-across – Trainee satisfied about new prisoner’s condition : INTERNMENT

16-across – Material witness who’s easily taken in : SEERSUCKER

19-across – Attempt to make point stick : STAB

21-across – Friend from London joins church in America : CHINA

22-across – Opposing leaders of enemy nations first meeting : ENCOUNTER

24-across – Destroy corruption after one’s moved to act without restraint : RUNRIOT

25-across – Constant habit? : UNIFORM

26-across – Cruel engineers in need of inspector? : REMORSELESS

1-down – Studio artist clearly explained symbol in browser : GRAPHICDESIGNER

2-down – Half-hearted course director who does high-level work? : TILER

3-down – Former head is dear chap : OLDBEAN

4-down – Message from exhausted servant in English stately home : EPISTLE

5-down – Dubious relations restrained by man’s social worker : HESITANT

6-down – Petitions European parliament initially to object to food banks : REPRESENTATIONS

7-down – Pay compensation for person who pulls round : REWARD

8-down – Bill is right taking Dawn’s name : ADVERT

15-down – Retreat from reality somehow beginning to create impasse : ESCAPISM

16-down – Rescue suspect in custody? : SECURE

17-down – Consumer champion introduces con artist : CHEATER

18-down – Leave out Times Crossword’s first boring puzzle : EXCLUDE

20-down – Purchase some paper reportedly for ancient craft : BIREME

23-down – Join train on return journey, avoiding terminals : UNITE

1-across – Caliph’s comment about acquired skill : ACCOMPLISHMENT

8-across – Supernatural beings left during day before something’s beginning : ELVES

9-across – Playful and caring but not happy : SPORTIVE

11-across – Bringing in mesh : NETTING

12-across – Invade enclosure after some cricket : OVERRUN

13-across – Serves tea loudly in break : PAUSE

15-across – Moving five feet around circle at the start is productive : EFFECTIVE

17-across – Dependable agent united board : REPUTABLE

20-across – Bad place, bad moods : SODOM

21-across – Children replacing head of smoked fish with head of narwhal : NIPPERS

23-across – Epitaph and finale containing note came to fruition : RIPENED

25-across – Smoother youngster initially providing cajolement : FLATTERY

26-across – Koalas strangely left out somewhere in Japan : OSAKA

27-across – Respite from rabidly preaching beast : BREATHINGSPACE

1-down – Warning – pie is strangely sublime : AWEINSPIRING

2-down – Desire secret right away : COVET

3-down – Throw off scent of cider dispersed in vapour : MISDIRECT

4-down – Talk about going into passage for dish : LASAGNE

5-down – Second method of fellow becoming braggart : SHOWOFF

6-down – Measure of time in lake : METRE

7-down – Mice, say, in revolting study? It doesn’t matter : NEVERMIND

10-down – Bury referee is at half way point : INTERMEDIATE

14-down – Hated posh polar pun getting revised : UNPOPULAR

16-down – Returning second bobbins, sewers might replace these : CESSPOOLS

18-down – Implore leaders of scouting expedition to enter wood : BESEECH

19-down – Organ left by rear of vestry working before much time passes : EARLYON

22-down – Former lover with skill upset auxiliary : EXTRA

24-down – Antelope found in colony alarmingly : NYALA