The Hindu Crossword No. 2411

Across

 1 Clown, bashful, holding head in fair  ground sideshow (7, 3)
 6 Rain very lightly in entrance to steep   mine shaft (4)
10 Legendary Swimmer? (4, 4, 7)
11 Sold illicitly, mostly on Merseyside (6)
12 Alien in street with compass (7)
14 Rent piece out for a focal point (9)
16 After a Roman dish? (5)
17 Drunk began to smoke (3, 2)
19 Athing that attracts a lot, we hear, to   the North-East (9)
21 Article on large sum of money for  nuclear weapons (3, 4)
22 Old apartment, second to sell recently (2, 4)
24 Call for forum to give interview to journalists (5, 10)
25 Information? A small amount brought back (4)
26 Wine in an enclosed space can (10)

Down

 1 Conservative, advanced in years, lacking enthusiasm (4)
 2 Unwelcome intruder - slightly loony, he's in tent, upset (6, 2, 3, 4)
 3 Girl some quiet tenant raised (7)
 4 Experience gained from tricky test involving one (5)
 5 The spam ad broadcast in London district (9)
 7 Try on a shoe and make an ill-fitting remark? (3, 4, 4, 2, 2)
 8 What may be intentionally struck at rear gate, possibly? (6, 4)
 9 Open, one Parisian with wife on a charge (6)
13 Stuck in plot, sealed off (10)
15 Ring assassin from roadside kiosk (9)
18 Pair evict French novelist (6)
20 Swell place inside for a bout of extravagance (7)
22 Maureen turned up carrying fresh fax from charitable organisation (5)
23 Live with one Australian writer (4)

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