Buzzer is as devious as ever, but enjoyable all the same.
ACROSS
9 The art of speaking in a chapel (7)
ORATORY [DD]
10 A spinning shot in tennis is hard to stop (7) ABOLISH {A}{BOL<=}{IS}{H}
11 Distinctive characteristic of a stethoscope (5) ETHOS [T]
12 However crazy, Nancy is a sweetheart (2,3,4) IN ANY CASE {NANCY+IS+A+swEet}*
13
Inelegant drawing of a
rose (9)
EGLANTINE*
14 Caption contest (5)
TITLE [DD]
15 Weekend begins with pals? (7) FRIENDS {FRI}{ENDS} Friday ends and weekend begins
17 Basic shapes minus for example rectangle (7) CENTRAL ReCTANgLE
19 Advantages of pawn and queen endings in counterattack chess (5) PERKS {P}{ER}{K}{S}
20 One with good horse sense (9) STABLEMAN [CD]
22 Avoid travel (3,6) GET AROUND [DD]
24
Young girl in novel turning on companion (5)
WENCH {WEN<=}{CH}
26 Siren over time becomes reticent (7) ENTICER RETICENt*
DOWN
1 Unable to appreciate music from jarring note/notes (4-4) TONE-DEAF {TONE}-{D}{E}{A}{F}
2 Girl's desire to enter rugby league (6) RACHEL {R{ACHE}L}
3 Those in rhythm and not? Oui (10)
CONSONANTS [CD]
4 Serves as an example of sorts about providing unity (8) TYPIFIES {TYP{IF}{1}ES}
5 Car port around sideroad is rubbish (6) GARAGE GARbAGE 'B' is a sideroad?
6 Kid is just over eight years tops (4) JOEY {J}{O}{E}{Y}
7 Rest said to spell doom (8) DISASTER*
8 Say price to live on
moon (6)
PHOEBE (~fee){PHOE}{BE}
14 Get involved in changes to tighten law (6,4) TANGLE WITH*
16 Stirring stand in the middle over time becomes a thorn in the flesh (8) IRRITANT {stIRRIng}{sTANd}{T}
17
Retail merchant's deal accepted by
creditor (8)
CHANDLER {C{HANDLE}R}
18 See
no
good alternative in
hand often for
beef (8)
LONGHORN {LO}{NG}{Ha{OR}N
d}
19 Regret stealing 1000 $ pen (6) PIGSTY {PI{G}{S}TY}
20
Tell tales covered in ri
sque allegations (6)
SQUEAL [T]
21
Seles perhaps was once aimless (6)
MONICA Anno pending
23
Arctic explorer's men northbound on ship (4)
ROSS {RO<=}{SS}
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