Cryptic crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Could fluttering bird come down into fantasy world? (5-6-4)

9 Clothing space (7)

10 How footballer might be making clear profit (7)

11 Have river with four bends going round east (7)

12 Mean hailstorm! (7)

13 Remove cattle from Ulster (6)

14 Gloria cuts said science (8)

16 Here he leaves touching and withdrawing (8)

18 Keeps supplies of goods for sale (6)

22 In pouch he will find resin (7)

23 State fashionable goddess (7)

24 Hear he left to include last month's style (3,4)

25 Eager to make use of time of year broadcast (5,2)

26 Ace at crucial moment (5,2,2,6)

DOWN

1 One applauding bellringer (7)

2 Circles plant I entered for diffusion of liquids (7)

3 Try hard to get even (2,4,5,4)

4 Uncomfortable and hard presumably (6)

5 Raccoon-like animal to join auk fluttering round about kilometre (8)

6 Helot intended to forge where to sign (2,3,6-4)

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7 One who stirs up public interest no end excitedly when referring to notes (7)

8 Canines collectively found on the bank at end of day (7)

15 Stop working to produce something with ease (5,3)

16 Make second impression on piece of gummed paper (7)

17 Graduate tries confusing conductors (7)

19 Wine from the castle (7)

20 Quiet lady on Irish river (7)

21 Catastrophe as coif crumples (6)

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