Across:
7. Butch is found in Alabama choir (5)
8. Passed on about one pound to get rid of (9)
9. Condition of second gallery (5)
10. Limit of device to measure fairy activity? (9)
12. Represented Rex’s boy provided I went outside (11)
16. Might ring after dressing (4)
17. Exhibit small vessel outside (5)
18. Left headgear outside station (4)
19. Wise man follows one behind organ to find dead ringer (6 5)
22. Leader returns by marquee in front of notice (9)
24. Makes stronger companies (5)
25. Heavy vehicle takes the German rubbish initially around Australia (9)
26. Noticing, finally, Dad’s sister is emaciated (5)
Down:
1. Might he drive a 25 to calm his herd? (9)
2. Quietly hand in stolen ring first to image manipulator (9)
3. Bad back was not recorded (4)
4. Order tiny rum, dear, with no frills (11)
5. I was first and took it easy (5)
6. Reset new direction of travel, maybe (5)
11. I rib Antoine about intoxication (11)
13. Start local show without panache (5)
14. Claim wish was wrong but playful (9)
15. Arrangement of food around empty garden (9)
20. Give up holding universal church’s blessed vessel (5)
21. Strips off with swimmers on pier head (5)
23. 6s found in pillbox entrance (4)
Solution:
=C=P===L=R=I=S=
MACHO=LIQUIDATE
=T=O===V=D=L=E=
STATE=PERIMETER
=L=O=I===M=D=R=
PERSONIFIED====
=M=H=E=L=N=W=A=
MAYO=BOAST=HALT
=N=P=R=I=A=I=I=
====MIRRORIMAGE
=S=P=A===Y=S=N=
ATTENTION=FIRMS
=O=E=I=X===C=E=
BULLDOZER=GAUNT
=P=S=N=N===L=T=
Name: Puzzle 476
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
7. Hidden in wordplay
8. L [I (= one) QUID (= pound) ATE (= Passed on)
9. S(econd) TATE (= gallery)
10. Double Def
12. PE [R(ex) SON (= boy) IF (= provided) I] ED (= went)
16. MAY (= Might) O (= ring)
17. BOA [S(mall)] T (= vessel)
18. HA [L(eft)] T (= headgear)
19. MIRROR (= organ) I (= one) MAGE (= Wise man)
22. AT (= by) TENT (= marquee) ION (= No 1 reversed)
24. Double Def
25. BULL (= rubbish) D [OZ (= Australia)] ER (= the German)
26. (Noticin)G AUNT (= Dad's sister)
Annos-Down:
1. Double Def (sort of) - not sure of the correct term for this clue - 25 = 25 across
2. P (= quietly) HOT (= stolen) O (= ring) SHOP (= hand in)
3. LIVE (= EVIL reversed)
4. RUDIMENTARY (anag tiny rum dear)(anagrind = Order)
5. I (ha)D LED (= I was first)
6. STEER (anag Reset)(anagrind = new)
11. INEBRIATION (anag I rib Antoine)(anagrind = about)
13. F [L(ocal)] AIR (= show)
14. WHIMSICAL (anag Claim wish)(anagrind = was wrong)
15. ALI [G(arde)N] MENT (= food)
20. STO [U(niversal)] P (= Give up)
21. P(ier) EELS (= swimmers)
23. Hidden in wordplay - 6 = 6 down
Defs-Across:
7. Butch
8. to get rid of
9. Condition
10. Limit
10. device to measure fairy activity?
12. Represented
16. dressing
17. Exhibit
18. station
19. dead ringer
22. notice
24. Makes stronger
24. companies
25. Heavy vehicle
26. emaciated
Defs-Down:
1. Might he drive
1. a 25 to calm his herd
2. image manipulator
3. not recorded
4. with no frills
5. took it easy
6. direction of travel, maybe
11. intoxication
13. panache
14. playful
15. Arrangement
21. Strips off
23. 6s