Across
8 Implore an intellectual novice (8)
9 Head journalist recalled (6)
10 Barely right (4)
11 After losing love, an unorthodox votary got into a scrap over the tip (5,5)
12 Sound of 17 to attract model without getting caught? (3-3)
14 Upset at undisguised casket? (8)
15 A free standing abstract structure in style of mobile but rigid/stationary yet sturdy, seen around Italy (7)
17 Breast critic? (7)
20 This type of punch in boxing is the topmost offense (8)
22 Blew off prison? Not an odd trend (6)
23 360-degree kayak manoeuvre at sea kills Romeo (6,4)
24 Leaders fight over criminal incarceration centers (4)
25 Maiden followed by a crushing sixer led to soirees (6)
26 Ask Flip about his introduction to container for personal supply of spirits on the go (3,5)
Down
1 Contrary take on American worker (8)
2 Bottom line? Put soldier on street (4)
3 Dictator’s black horse (6)
4 Massacre at Oregon state university, shakes one’s belief in Almighty (7)
5 Rotten men repay for bliss (8)
6 Innocent reviewer captured by international gangster (10)
7 First person in rhythm has the thing (6)
13 Suitable range in vacuous yellowish-brown color for napery (5,5)
16 Game where the Spanish betray the English (8)
18 Difficulty getting into tax practice (8)
19 Decline an award (7)
21 Transmit instant messages here and there (6)
22 Japanese carrier’s operation yard for junker (6)
24 Saw segment of documentary based on Eiffel tower (4)