3  Put money on Greek character falling short (3)

 8  Huge tract of land discovered in Mali by archaeologists (5)

 9  Gets in the way of picnic baskets (7)

10 Baseball player that can hold his drink? (7)

11 European vegetable (5)

12 Finishing last gin cocktail (6)

14 Playing this very loud creates perfect musical intervals (6)

15 Genteel assignation in Kent? (6)

17 Was in accord - it's a sin (6)

20 Head of school missing direction sign (5)

21 Rumbles disturbing sleep (7)

24 Avoided drone crashing after soldier returned. (7)

25 Upper House's sports ground (5)

26 See there's nothing odd in Henley (3)

 2  Sailor devoured last of food and dropped off (6)

 3  Friendly term in Wales for composer (4)

 4  That place belongs to them we're told (5)

 5  Satisfyingly enjoyable vandalism (8)

 6  Abandon wasteland (6)

 7  Spread malicious rumours about crazy sad peers (8)

12 City still in raptures (8)

13 Keep it to yourself but Toon draw was engineered (3,1,4)

16 Brave but heartless loved one (6)

18 Back me to meet old vessel and get on board (6)

19 A team apart (5)

22 Unappealing - the sort of customer to avoid (4)

23 Back in Staines I refused to get up (4)