8  Calls for soldiers to evacuate city (8)

 9  Shakespeare's art is present in one of these (6)

10 Show of exhaustion from major character in Pride and Prejudice (4)

11 Caught with a pair of organs? It's easily done when romping (4,4,2)

12 Tool has two trees cut from different ends (6)

14 Like a dictator, Jacob may cheer once legislature closes (2,6)

15 One Geordie potentially backing broadcaster (7)

17 Crown king in London institution's upper chamber (3,4)

20 New series of I'm A Celeb takes Chameleon for a plonker (8)

22 They're ever so thick, US presidents (6)

23 Calculated question provided by newspaper editor (10)

24 Retro hip-hop piece secures No. 1 for duo (4)

25 Some blokes who are troublemakers through the earpiece (6)

26 Man on the left meets monarch - one may supply the booze (8)

 2  Britain's Got Talent finalist coming after a spoilt kid (4)

 3  Clerical error has duplicated yearly projection (6)

 4  Flower emerges after roof of old prison comes down over one wing (7)

 5  Tackle and hot drink without a lid don't mix (6,2)

 6  Following season with no win, delivery of Root's is appealing (10)

 7  Unscramble noodles now and again (6)

13 Genius French writer's cracking clues heartlessly (10)

16 Like the most intrusive neighbour, perhaps, installing another speaker? (8)

18 Extras aren't normally so badly directed (8)

19 Bed I constructed with NHS seats (7)

21 Flash person practising Killer Queen? (6)

22 Moneylender swaps a note for European ornament (6)

24 Legs with sensitive digits (4)