Coffee Break Cryptic

31 August

Across

1 "Doubt" set in quotes (8)
5 American editor employed (4)
8 Mother backing our love affair (5)
9 Former currency, mostly, for French chemist (7)
11 Horsemen on board? (7)
12 A ringleader captured by police is bitter (5)
13 Just circling outskirts of Prague for all to see (6)
15 Scared leaders of army facing attack (6)
18 Colour that is constant in salt water (5)
20 Novel best in a French resort (7)
23 Odd male with red and green stone (7)
24 Acknowledge being extremely awkward with German (5)
25 Perfume, we hear, that's dispatched (4)
26 Name ship after Irishman (8)

Down

1 Doctor has to sound like a duck (5)
2 English reason for showing a lot of feeling (7)
3 Part of loft or chimney set on fire (5)
4 Resist work and put on airs (6)
6 Quiet noble's short cut (5)
7 Mocked, having got free in action (7)
10 Employees held in the utmost affection (5)
13 Yes, sort out molluscs (7)
14 Animal left with Tibetan monk (5)
16 Blue man turned white (7)
17 Carriage from Queensland, Australia (6)
19 Writer holds note for groom (5)
21 Lag behind dog crossing river (5)
22 Indian instrument is taken up by sailor (5)