Quick crossword

ACROSS

1 Excellent worker taking wine in sports club (9)

8 He created animated characters for other generations to look into (5)

9 Pilot's occupied by status, to be honest (7)

11 Master might reform his class (6)

12 Female adores silly hats (7)

13 She's over and above in hiding…! (4)

14 …while he's an old theatrical type (3)

17 Almost jump in the meadow (3)

18 A titled German banker (4)

21 Remains of soldiers' team torn apart by United (7)

23 One attacking an assistant inside prestigious car (6)

24 Groups absorb sex appeal from outlaws (7)

25 Flower was ripped after 4's opening (5)

26 The old thoroughfare was ready for change in a 60s standard (9)

DOWN

2 Concur with a welcome that's unfinished (5)

3 Continue to nurse Achilles, for instance (6)

4 Take all yachts originally over the water (3)

5 Talk about a mad figure in literature (7)

6 Streets take artist back to the club (7)

7 Finish off a destructive insect, feeding it sodium (9)

10 Sprat's wife couldn't be bothered with this old director (4)

12 Pet 4 mixing around "Evita" production (9)

15 It can be shuffled by senior politicians (7)

16 Individual's moving to the junction in extremes of heavenly truth (7)

19 Wager on a character from antiquity (4)

20 Less temperate old director (6)

22 Extremely unusual light taken round Australian leaders (5)

24 Some sub-editors come back in this vehicle (3)