Cryptic crossword - The Scotsman 18/01/2012

ACROSS

1 Region where one might have superior air (5,10)

9 Girl during last month’s upset arranged methodically (7)

10 Molasses plant, a small measure has been included (7)

11 Sign with one letter only (7)

12 Put in possession in Texas, say (7)

13 Seeing that money goes into drink (6)

14 Instrument used in cooking the roast (8)

16 Small number more willingly at once (2,6)

18 Asian hound? (6)

22 During feud, all erupted seeing estate holder from Northern Isles (7)

23 Right in high position to find cloud (7)

24 Oriental Edward trapped Victor who was forcibly removed (7)

25 Discovering result of investigation (7)

26 Cure for the world’s ills? (9,6)

DOWN

1 Something soothing used at social gathering that started late (7)

2 Quiet instrumentalist? (7)

3 Game in the country that’s an act of bravado (7,8)

4 Neatly or idly, it became (6)

5 Dismissed one side completely (8)

6 Squeeze pear during celebrity’s interview (5,10)

7 Can then loosely bewitch (7)

8 One basic constituent of the weather (7)

15 Man takes more than one partner to the islands (8)

16 Nouvelle’s male counterpart in France (7)

17 His wail could be in Bantu (7)

19 Special telephone link on Capricorn (7)

20 Smell brightly-coloured posy (7)

21 Fashionable new flues of good purpose (6)