By Chris F.A. Johnson
Across
| 1 | Poison distributed in races (7) |
|---|---|
| 5 | Recognize six feet (6) |
| 10 | Mature Rhode Island writer (5) |
| 11 | Performance comes to end in riot (9) |
| 12 | Reluctance to include Pope's leadership in South Carolina law (7) |
| 13 | Suppose I put silver in mine (7) |
| 14 | Scattered ten rude progeny of Bonnie Prince Charlie (5,9) |
| 16 | Restrained censor left doll dismantled (4-10) |
| 20 | Compel directions for Church of England (7) |
| 22 | Point to the up-to-date person and he'll melt (7) |
| 23 | Carbon oxidation expert with a marine order (9) |
| 24 | The man's into cesium game (5) |
| 25 | City in Pakistan with knowledge about a leader of Hamas (6) |
| 26 | Be held by giant lama? (7) |
Down
| 1 | Not this clue, but one may have to be borne (6) |
|---|---|
| 2 | Very fine bird for a football game (5,4) |
| 3 | Northern pine carved in to skittle (4-3) |
| 4 | Letters of agreement (14) |
| 6 | Shake up the silver it consumed (7) |
| 7 | Part of an island where I wore headgear with one (5) |
| 8 | Numeric recipe for type of cuisine (7) |
| 9 | A transient sped around to get drug (14) |
| 15 | The least worldly diameters circumnavigated (9) |
| 16 | Insect crawling on top of leaf pattern (7) |
| 17 | Custodian has a dog return the roster (7) |
| 18 | Unwind, uncoil, heart of cobra, one of pride (4,3) |
| 19 | The point in labour organization is harmony (6) |
| 21 | Become red, like a loud drunk (5) |