Way to go, Mr Walker. Long ones done quite nicely. Undertones of a car-ride theme in the clues for: 8,10,14,17,18,25 across and 5 downACROSS
1 A rejected lottery winning prize? (5) AWARD (A DRAW<)
4 Bound by father, spirit regresses yet advance in large steps (8) LEAPFROG (LEAP FR GO<)
8 Navigator with unsolicited advice for one at the wheel (4,4,6) BACK SEAT DRIVER CD
10 Kinky sex in car; it'd lost appeal at first, being foreign (9) EXTRINSIC (SEX IN CaR IT)*
11 Revelation not ideal in nightclub (5) DISCO (Revelation=DISCLOSURE-RULES. Or is it DISCOURSE-SURE?) Sometimes these lost-wax castings can get you !
12 Children with problems (6) ISSUES 2
14 Uphill task for wrestler mainly, on mat with broken leg (8) STRUGGLE (wreSTler RUG LEG*)
17 No current and starting torque for vehicle being reversed? Use pulling power (8) TRACTION (NO I Torque CART)<
18 Proof reader travelled back with article (6) EDITOR (RODE < around IT)
20 Egg and muck thrown back engulfs one with revulsion (5) ODIUM (O MUD< around 1)
22 Helpful person from Salvation Army reaches girl, trapped inside island (9) SAMARITAN (SA, isle of MAN around RITA) Reminded of our Delhi blogger who seems to be absent from the last few days
24 Natural curiosity about charge principally for deposit? (6,8) SIMPLE INTEREST 2
25 Terribly saddened in situations without progress (4,4) DEAD ENDS (SADDENED)*
26 No disagreement in questions regarding trials (5) TESTS (conTESTS)
DOWN
1 Sailor boy and kin, left out to take in Virgin Islands in this form? (12) ABBREVIATION (AB B VI replacing L in RELATION, def. by ref. to VI in this form)
2 Popular race course in Nova Scotia? (5) ASCOT (T) What the Devil ! I hear that the Phantom, astride Hero, occasionally races at Ascot in Canada
3 Erstwhile mate leaves later as girl's camp leads protest marcher (9) DISSIDENT (DI'S SIDE leads NexT)
4 Arbitrate in dispute involving Elias and I (6) LIAISE (ELIAS I)*
5 Presumption of accountant returning in German car on Turkey's borders (8) AUDACITY (CA< in AUDI TurkeY) The car always reminds me of Ravi Shastri
6 Feasted on shrimp's heart cooked in fat (5) FRIED (RI in FED) Reference to the Chennai branch of THCC's orgies gorging on samosas. What's up, Doc ? Long time no see.
7 Audible expression of regret in public about unintentional omission (9) OVERSIGHT (SIGH in OVERT)
9 Englishman, say directed foreigner leaving reorganised estate with fruits (12) POMEGRANATES
(POM EG RAN ATESet*) I hope you don't mind the reference, DD!
13 Second flag the Italian is initially eager to support (9) STABILISE (S TAB IL IS E)
15 Experienced travel by tube (9) UNDERWENT CD,DD
16 Vacations! Time to meet European at home with a
dairy animal (8)
HOLSTEIN (HOLS T E IN)
Reminded me of the hol.s in Enid Blyton books
19 Bill covering workers' rights, finally yields reforms (6) AMENDS (AD around MEN, S)
21 Cleaning brush used by reporter on small motorised bicycle (5) MOPED (MOP ED) Suvega, my first vehicle, which I sometimes rode, pedalled or pushed and finally peddled away
23
Lock castle, female's run off with gold (5)
TRESS (
f orTRESS)
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