Coffee Break Cryptic

26 December

Across

1 After drink, sat and thought (8)
5 Misfortunes in the 'ighlands (4)
8 Arab from the capital of Syria getting German car (5)
9 Oppose meeting of nobleman and queen (7)
11 Shelves about right for account books (7)
12 Policemen heard in thicket (5)
13 Stumbling at rear, making mistakes (6)
15 Overthrow of French achievement (6)
18 Talk with Spanish leader at summit (5)
20 Silly Hector beginning to see lights (7)
23 The vowel sounds we make? (3,3,1)
24 Interior covering for ship (5)
25 Princess has second thoughts - and goes down (4)
26 School staff trained cats here (8)

Down

1 This is almost some fibre (5)
2 Record turning up beneath sack (7)
3 Name of female oil producer (5)
4 Tax cut (6)
6 Rest from dispute, leading retreat (3-2)
7 A snake makes an unusual present (7)
10 Difficult clue about northern kinsman (5)
13 Tried, for example, scattering seed around (7)
14 A Kent resort is captured (5)
16 Improve quality. Hence an improvement? (7)
17 Conflict on street - widespread (6)
19 Furnish egghead with clever remark (5)
21 Some are licensed to provide a souvenir (5)
22 Fathers rage when boarding steamship (5)