ACROSS

8. Spirit of clear Magna Carta abstract (8)
9. A soldier allowed jewellery? (6)
10. Lady, friendly at heart, but deranged (4)
11. He may be seen working at last (9)
12. Listen while I'm not at home and don't interrupt (4,2,3)
13. Compose first wedding ceremony (5)
15. Rob managed to fire (7)
16. Worry about infra-red head melting weapon (7)
19. Ultimately less fake overall (5)
21. He tends to drink underground (9)
23. Have fun when the bird's abroad (4,5)
24. Fruit peel, so to speak (4)
25. Stick notice in this location (6)
26. French policeman angered Monsieur terribly (8)

DOWN

1. Preserve moving Reagan melodrama (6,9)
2. Distribute drams after ray arises - from above these? (4-4)
3. Basically, I head East once nothing's left (2,7)
4. Mollusc's work seen after a month (7)
5. Crazy second-rate soldiers (5)
6. OK to replace everything in smaller drawer (6)
7. Reservists' shameful riot I worry Terry about (11,4)
14. Heavy burden evident in philosopher's manner of speaking (9)
17. Tony Blair's issue about binding article from Brussels, perhaps (8)
18. Sort of noble good samaritan initially feels at home (7)
20. Opera for motorists? (6)
22. Slate the Spanish team of judges (5)