4  Way of stopping Charles: finally create his "monstrous carbuncle" (7)

10 They finish with 3 languages, but not English (6,9)

11 It's nicer when mixed with last bits of chocolate digestive! (7)

12 Favourite tipped to claim gold in Games (7)

13 Rest home for the beach bum (4 5)

15 Newspaper article detailing "romp", written in advance (5)

17 Fighting the elements, elements coming from the east (5)

18 Skipping starter, beef with oxtail soup (scrape the skin off) (9)

20 Female detective confronting crook (7)

22 Old man on vacation grabbed golf club, pitched in (7)

24 I'm rather fast, whizzing round Switzerland and Sweden at the present time (6,9)

25 It's OK to eat with swine! (2-3-2)

26 5 out of 6 balls going to fence? Not his style (6)

 1  Happy runners heading for goal (7)

 2  Newton knocks, Newton rings: largely, it makes no difference (9)

 3  Academic prize announced after November? (5)

 5  Crude indicator of a "diamond geezer", perhaps (8,6)

 6  Getting wind, full of roast with mash? This might help (6,3)

 7  Set of holes: one features in this clue, briefly (5)

 8  What recreated set with epic scale, and very noisy content? (7,7)

 9  Like a bird's behind (6)

14 About to wipe up ahead of an operation (9)

16 Hand of watch, one stopping at the palace? (9)

17 Popular name for setter's upset, beset by setter's set (again) (6)

19 One ultimately enjoying short undersea adventure (3,4)

21 Start a fight (3-2)

23 Author of introductions to all Eric Sykes's work (5)