Across: 7. Talk of 21, with no time to get Penny in (5) 8. Touch pigs carrying beginnings of extremely nasty viruses (9) 9. Pound around and go back making a high-pitched noise (5) 10. Panel of celebrities is right (9) 12. Cold girl by turbulent stream gives a skilled demonstration (11) 16. Return of coats causes a racket! (4) 17. Crazy pirate cut tail off creature! (5) 18. Got rid of journalist after one kiss (4) 19. Indicate when one is unable to become serious (11) 22. Limit of street art’s return is covered by regulations (4 5) 24. Intimidate redhead leaving wild tundra (5) 25. Who’s left when prompt one enters? (9) 26. Police in some places are ready to take trainee to hospital (5) Down: 1. Device to reconfigure alpine cap (9) 2. Procedure caught cat with fluffy tail behind container (9) 3. Post seeds (4) 4. Queen wearing mini-dress gets little attention (5 6) 5. Basic silver initially is radiant (5) 6. Twist and growl (5) 11. Persuading to trim tan wigs in a new fashion (11) 13. Blossom left to get high at home (5) 14. Cleaner gets trendy bag first as a sweetener (9) 15. Refurbishing inn, one met a person living a simple life (9) 20. Music-makers get it when coming back (5) 21. Kate’s cooked meat (5) 23. One fish returns to the sheltered side (4) Solution: =A=V===M=S=A=S= SPEAK=PATHOGENS =P=S===S=O=L=A= BLEEP=STARBOARD =I=C=A===T=W=L= MASTERCLASS==== =N=O=M=U=H=S=M= SCAM=TAPIR=AXED =E=Y=W=I=I=C=N= ====SIGNIFICANT =S=S=S===T=H=O= LASTSTRAW=DAUNT =X=E=I=L===R=I= REMAINDER=FILTH =S=K=G=E===N=E= Name: Puzzle 487 Author: by Steve Townsend Annos-Across: 7. S [(-T) +P] EAK 21 = 21down 8. PAT (= Touch) HOG [E(xtremely) N(asty)] S (= pigs) 9. BL (= LB reversed) EEP (= PEE reversed) 10. Double Def 12. MASTER (anag stream)(anagrind = turbulent) C(old) LASS (= girl) 16. SCAM (= MACS reversed) 17. TAPIR [(anag pirat(-e)](anagrind = Crazy) 18. A (= one) X (= kiss) ED (= journalist) 19. SIGN (= Indicate) IF (= when) I (= one) CANT (= is unable to) 22. LA [ST(reet) STRA (= ART'S reversed)] W (= regulations) 24. DAUNT [anag tund(-r)a](anagrind = wild) 25. REM [A (= one)] INDER (= prompt) 26. FI [L (= trainee)] T (= ready) H(ospital) Annos-Down: 1. APPLIANCE (anag alpine cap)(anagrind = reconfigure) 2. VASE (= container) C(aught) TOM (= cat) (fluff)Y 3. Double Def 4. SHORT SH [R(egina)] IFT (= mini-dress) 5. AG (= silver) LOW (= Basic) 6. Double Def 11. ARMTWISTING (anag trim tan wigs)(anagrind = in a new fashion) 13. L(eft) UP (= high) IN (= at home) 14. SAC (= bag) CHAR (= Cleaner) IN (= trendy) 15. MENNONITE (anag inn one met)(anagrind = Refurbishing) 20. SAXES [= SEX (= it) AS (= when) reversed] 21. STEAK (anag Kate's)(anagrind = cooked) 23. A (= One) LEE (= EEL reversed) Defs-Across: 7. Talk 8. viruses 9. a high-pitched noise 10. Panel of celebrities 10. right 12. a skilled demonstration 16. a racket 17. creature 18. Got rid of 19. serious 22. Limit 24. Intimidate 26. Police in some places Defs-Down: 1. Device 2. Procedure 3. Post 3. seeds 4. little attention 5. radiant 6. Twist 6. growl 11. Persuading 13. Blossom 14. a sweetener 15. a person living a simple life 20. Music-makers 21. meat 23. the sheltered side