ACROSS

8. Bustling local cafe, not large, where the real work gets done (8)
9. Acidic lichen extract used frequently (6)
10. Even characters involved in espionage give information under interrogation (4)
11. Weapons that are hard to throw away (10)
12. Part of burden I gratefully put down (9)
13. Deck trouble facing Royal Navy (5)
15. Hebrew's terrible curse, according to Shakespeare (7)
16. Cooler university student (7)
19. Ship tomato sauce, mostly (5)
21. I got trial arranged, thanks to him? (9)
23. Written notes for harmony in the bedroom? (5,5)
24. Find a purpose, we're told, for sheep (4)
25. Wearing clothes when first engaged, say (2,4)
26. Sick, obese newspaperman has little chance of success (3-5)

DOWN

1. You can take this cockney's dog for a walk (6,9)
2. Like a bullet? Hardly! (8)
3. Patty, German city resident (9)
4. Rearranges seaside towns, perhaps (7)
5. Spotty and 9, we 'ear (5)
6. Care about one final letter - one coming from Hogwarts? (6)
7. Paradise cultivated by former Prime Minister? (3,6,2,4)
14. Neurological unit's supporter imprisoned (5,4)
17. Where extraterrestrials meet for a drink, perhaps, is key (5,3)
18. Atmosphere's cool in this flying machine (8)
20. Pancakes that may put a spring in your step (6)
22. Sting: songwriter, musician and rainforest tree-hugger, primarily (5)