Across:
7. Cinematic flyer tours Tyneside joints (5)
8. Problem with post (9)
9. Try to catch a pig (5)
10. Fighter is happy when one backs schedule (9)
12. Recent denim distribution is made larger (11)
16. Spirit for everyone! (4)
17. Rotating Greek leader gets team back (5)
18. Useful things found in origins of ancient Indian demonic stories (4)
19. He schemed to get Vic ham and ale ordered before one left upset (11)
22. Officer’s staff follow parasites behind chamber (9)
24. Scot carries Victor’s hammer (5)
25. Nutritionist or council advisor? (9)
26. Less sheep accepted by heartless farmer (5)
Down:
1. Bewitched and confused, need to sing inside (9)
2. New doc and I relax with artist (9)
3. Second bad part of car (4)
4. Every four years learn in dilapidated courtyard at the front (11)
5. Little beast takes some of us to a tribunal! (5)
6. Well, in France, gold is found inside an element (5)
11. Doubt evil cabmen with a criminal (11)
13. Close Edward inside with a beastly noise! (5)
14. Spooner’s carnival – located in the open (9)
15. Now uncaring local tribal leaders get queens to cheat (9)
20. David’s knife? (5)
21. Joy returns hot and smart (5)
23. Nurse scholar in first hospital (4)
Solution:
=E=D===S=Q=S=B=
KNEES=SITUATION
=C=L===L=A=O=R=
SHOAT=GLADIATOR
=A=C=A===R=T=N=
INCREMENTED====
=T=O=B=E=N=B=A=
PERI=IXION=AIDS
=D=X=V=G=I=R=U=
====MACHIAVELLI
=B=M=L===L=F=T=
POLICEMAN=GAVEL
=W=R=N=M===C=R=
DIETICIAN=FEWER
=E=H=E=H===D=R=
Name: Puzzle 498
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
7. K [NE (= Tyneside)] ES (= Cinematic flyer)
8. Double Def
9. SHO (A) T (= Try)
10. GLAD (= happy) [I (= one)] ATOR (= ROTA reversed)
12. INCREMENTED (anag Recent denim)(anagrind = distribution)
16. PER (= for every) I (= one)
17. IXION [= NOI (= No1) XI (= team) all reversed]
18. A(ncient) I(ndian) D(emonic) S(tories)
19. MACHIAVEL (anag Vic ham ale)(anagrind = ordered) LI (= one left reversed)
22. PO (= chamber) LICE (= parasites) MAN (= staff)
24. GA [V(ictor)] EL (= Scot)
25. Double Def
26. F [EWE (= sheep)] (arme)R
Annos-Down:
1. EN [CHANT (= to sing)] ED (anag need)(anagrind = confused)
2. DELACROIX (anag doc I relax)(anagrind = New)
3. S(econd) ILL (= bad)
4. QUAD (= courtyard) RENNIAL (anag learn in)(anagrind = dilapidated)
5. Hidden in wordplay
6. B [OR (= gold)] ON (= Well, in France)
11. AMBIVALENCE (anag evil cabmen a)(anagrind = criminal)
13. N [E(dward)] IGH (= Close)
14. BAREFACED (= FAIR BASED)
15. AD (= Now) U(ncaring) L(ocal) T(ribal) ERER (= queens)
20. Double Def
21. MIRTH [= H(ot) TRIM all reversed)
23. A (= first) MA (= scholar) H(ospital)
Defs-Across:
7. joints
8. Problem
8. post
9. pig
10. Fighter
12. made larger
16. Spirit
17. Rotating Greek
18. Useful things
19. He schemed
22. Officer
24. hammer
25. Nutritionist
25. council advisor?
26. Less
Defs-Down:
1. Bewitched
2. artist
3. part of car
4. Every four years
5. Little beast
6. an element
11. Doubt
13. a beastly noise
14. in the open
15. cheat
20. David
20. knife
21. Joy
23. Nurse