May, 2008
by Kegler

May, 2008 grid

Across
1Tart mixes I’d prepared with stuffing expert? (11)
9Rebuilding on a site in European country (7)
10Pepper, with whip, admits urge (7)
11Some will, e.g., allow contraband (7)
12Town is despicable, framing reactionary girl (7)
13Grub, very hot stuff, contains bit of radish (5)
15Unnecessary embellishment has upset emergency training (4,5)
17Drunk begged, clutching flower (9)
18Improve commercial about guys (5)
20Guards and friends capturing Troy, almost (7)
22Sacrificing flags (7)
24Small engine knock producing tears (7)
25Naps around one second and puts up a fight (7)
26Narrated from one’s own experience, reinterpreted for spinster (5,6)
Down
1Time alto’s broadcast number (5)
2Interspecies transplant of sorts changed a frog next (9)
3Speak slowly and attract listeners, at first (5)
4Grass flanking inlet and river became healthy again (9)
5Short poem is pronounced baseless (5)
6Camp housing Mrs. Peron erected is not fully developed (9)
7Refusal to acknowledge agreement involving nickel (6)
8Display mostly red meat (6)
14Meat dish: cooked boar’s feet (5,4)
15Prudence and Rev. Spooner’s angry battle (9)
16Raising sibling using primarily grandmother’s help and determination (9)
17Dad’s eating white fruit (6)
19Sarcastic remark set off comprehensive summary (6)
21Willow is pinker after end of November (5)
22Endured dull person describing Navy (5)
23Playwright Ben is eccentric (5)

Solution