Cryptic crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Ice-cream will taste very good (4,2,4,5)

9 Plug becoming floppiest if removed (7)

10 Fancy a ringer took the lead (7)

11 Alternatively at that place repeatedly (5,5)

12 Second lower boat (4)

14 Half the effort by you and me, I'll get ahead with act of pouring out (8)

15 Be flexible and obey (6)

17 Deduce it came from wide river (6)

18 Defend finest journey (8)

21 Stick leading character in the way (4)

22 I can avert a clash whilst in disagreement (2,8)

24 In the main, draw nothing that's inward-looking (7)

25 Found the depth using fruit at bottom of sea! (7)

26 Become angry, leave part of pool (2,3,3,4,3)

DOWN

1 Dance set in silence (7)

2 From roadwork fled too as had been anticipated (6,7,2)

3 Rudely permissive but awe-inspiring (10)

4 Become too large on seventh line (8)

5 Revised clue I had for Greek geometrician (6)

6 Many have trouble when it goes astray (4)

7 Cannot include offence that is ordinary enough (15)

8 Progress made on main 21 across (7)

13 Give lady mark of respect (10)

16 Made off secretly from temporary quarters during act (8)

17 Inexperienced driver willing to take risks going round pet (7)

19 Made improvements having finished going round Middle East (7)

20 Number in southern Switzerland creating foul smell (6)

23 Gamin with a condition (4)

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