Across

2 Not notice management offering religious service (12)

8 Recess in perhaps each church (4)

9 Healthy Edward at home belonged with others (6,2)

10 Medium is principal source of annoyance (8)

11 Union left with something making stain at university? (4-2)

12 Annoy snake by weed about to hide in flower in Devon (10)

13 Nun wasting time with a military commander (6)

16 Money that is taken from golf club (5)

17 Fool with explosive makes for cover (6)

18 Vessel used by cathedral canons seen in section of book (10)

21 Give credit to most of the youngsters and shout loudly (3,3)

23 Only a little insect is caught by boy (8)

24 Caledonian explorer is hard on pencils (8)

25 An objection to border (4)

26 Let British get excited about holy play (6,6)

Down

1 What’s bad about public house? Wrong sort of monument (6)

2 My secret — a strange provision for divine encounter? (5,4)

3 Resident with it, spinning round in part of church (6)

4 See assistant (9,6)

5 Hard-hearted. having lost biblical woman? (8)

6 Connection grasped by auntie intelligently (3-2)

7 Account of life after death (8)

14 Kid that’s grown up taking the blame? (9)

15 Like a sort of error associated with ministers? (8)

16 Go over finest journey on horseback (8)

19 Young female, naughty if here (6)

20 Old book offering escape (6)

22 Group starts to confront the enemy in Old Testament (5)

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