August 2022 puzzles set by Dr Diva

Crossword

Across: 1 Batting (IN) + team (SIDE) = INSIDE (secret), 4 Recognize (PLACe) minus the last letter (for the most part) + credentials  (ID) = PLACID (still), 8 Landord (hOST) minus 1st letter (initially dumped) + wealthy (RICH) = OSTRICH (bird), 9 Irish poet (AE, nom de plume of GW Russel) claims (has inserted) crime (SIN) + popular (IN) = ASININE (stupid), 11 Bouncer (LOPER) with Italian club (INTER) preceding it (opens) = INTERLOPER (unexpected visitor), 12 Answer hidden (some) in mother-tO-BE Yearns = OBEY (follow instructions), 13 EuaN minus middle letters (filling out) + petition (SUE) = ENSUE (follow), 14 Judge (REF) + no (O) + people remaining (REST) = REFOREST (restore woodland), 16 Anagram (unexpected) of POstPONEmeNT minus STEM = OPPONENT (one of many enemies), 18 Double definition. Read 2,4 ONSET when jam is ready, 20 Double definition of POSE, 21 (V)atican inside (interrupting) baptism (INITiATION), minus the 3rd i (I leave after it) = INVITATION, 23 What follows (FF) contains (describes) the most advanced (IST) + outside letters (discovered) of UtensiL = FISTFUL (that much you can grasp), 24 Business (CO) + (N)ew + logo (SIGN) = CONSIGN (deliver), 25 Might (MAY) + create border (HEM) = MAYHEM (trouble), 26 Skin (CON) around what 5d is an example of (RAY) = CRAYON (colour).

Down: 1 Disease (BSE) inside (caught by) current (IN) = IBSEN (playmaker), 2 Homophone (received) of injured horses (sore bays) = SORBETS (sweets), 3 Anagram (scheme) of ELECT DOLE = DECOLLETE (revealing), 5 Middle letter (essential) of teSts inside (while) a reversal (putting up) of concrete (REAL) = LASER (beam), 6 Inmate (CON) + journey (TOUR) = CONTOUR (outline), 7 Consumer (DINER) + decided on (SET) containing (eating) (N)ational = DINNER SET (dishes together), 10 Double definition of operative, 13 I + doubt (UM) follows (after) homophone (hearing) of you call (you phone/EUPHON) = EUPHONIUM (example of tenor), 15 Cover (FRONT) + opening (DOOR) = FRONT DOOR (exit onto street), 17 Too much (OVER) + (T)ime + outside letters (on vacation) of (L)iterall(Y) = OVERTLY (clearly), 19 Anagram (improvised) of FITS SAY = SATISFY (content), 21 Hurt (INjURE) minus 1st letter (no hint of) (j)ustice = INURE (accustom someone to hardship), 22 Fine material (ORGANza) minus (exported) letters for South Africa (za) = ORGAN (paper).