Coffee Break Cryptic

15 May

Across

1 Major finally meeting new group of soldiers (8)
5 Some problem, maybe, in a Jane Austen novel (4)
8 Good wet weather for cereal crop (5)
9 Is American in sea badly treated? (7)
11 Leading Irish father has begun (7)
12 Cab heading off to the centre of Rome? That's taken for granted (5)
13 They hold cold lanterns (6)
15 Number of team members seen one after another (6)
18 Including everything spent (3,2)
20 Bore stopped outside ancient city (7)
23 Applaud bad actor somewhere in London (7)
24 Journey to the east? Nonsense! (5)
25 Don't work for bread (4)
26 One means to arrange flowers (8)

Down

1 Long time after end of winter storms (5)
2 Elderly relative with girl in Spanish city (7)
3 Artist producing some Roman etchings (5)
4 Damson cultivated by wanderers (6)
6 Africans as puzzled as I am (5)
7 Tummy upset? Bad sign! (7)
10 Garment a playwright has left (5)
13 Risk taken by learner in part of church (7)
14 A drink for Judy's companion (5)
16 Non-U souvenir, funny variant (7)
17 Pests in silver mine (6)
19 In the morning everyone turns up to see this animal (5)
21 Bit of information given by trade union in current stoppage? (5)
22 Costume for groom? (5)