THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pammechchu]

Across
1 Barmy story about automobile in island republic (10) MADAGASCAR
6 Film star getting rid of old clothes (4)
10 Right oven for joint (5)
11 Dash back across Ohio, say, in station wagon (6,3)
12 Couple on stage dance (3-4)
13 Further publication concerning affair (7)
14 Desperate, guys in band soon see a different way (2,4,4,4)
17 How grandmasters play each other, generally (6-3-5) ACROSS THE BOARD
21 Cooked neat new North American dish (7)
22 Royal court official spoils prince (7)
23 What might keep me warm, I wondered, shivering (9)
24 A graduate, with it, returned violin (5)
25 Whitish wooden post (4)
26 Small house on estate I’m getting converted (10) MAISONETTE
Down
1 Hat Norma lost in race (8) MARATHON
2 Top game (7)
3 PMs do it regularly, visit Chequers? (2,2,3,7)
4 Prize may make son cry (5)
5 Outcome of mowing at the farm (9)
7 Blamed copper in fixed case ending in bird (7)
8 Bishop with book in bed (6)
9 Make a deal once more to save pub after industrial acrion (6,1,7)
15 Steps taken to control a rising river (5,4)
16 Girl receiving help to get to Australian city (8) ADELAIDE
18 Keep clubs I dealt out (7)
19 Basically, try to interrupt a race (2,5)
20 Highly delighted having buried the hatchet (4,2)
22 Lacking bit of muscle in America (5)