| Across | |
|---|---|
| 1 | GAINSBOROUGH: the town profits; the borough gains |
| 8 | IBERIAN:(l)IBERIAN, African country without left (l) |
| 9 | BEARS UP: E in BAR + SUP |
| 11 | DONNISH: IN NOD (reversed) + SH |
| 13 | NADAL: N (new) + A + LAD (reversed) |
| 14 | RESONATES: SONAT(a) in REES |
| 16 | SERVIETTE: VIE in anagram of STREET |
| 19 | MABEL: M (beginning of malign) + ABEL (biblical character) |
| 21 | ESSAYER: anagram of YES (i)DEAS, where (i)deas is ideas without the disowned ‘i’ |
| 23 | PERUGIA: GI between PERU and A |
| 24 | SATSUMA: SA (appeal) + A MUST (reversed) |
| 25 | ORIGAMI: O (old) + RIG + AMI |
| 26 | NOTHING DOING: NOTHING DO + IN + G |
| Down | |
| 1 | GLEANED: LEANED in GED (a kind of fish) |
| 2 | INITIAL: I (island) + I (one) in LATIN (reversed) |
| 3 | SANDHURST: &Lit |
| 4 | ORBIT: R in OBIT |
| 5 | OVATION: (inn)OVATION |
| 6 | GO SHORT: OR in GOSH (as in goodness me) and T (first letter of truth) |
| 7 | FIND ONES LEGS: anagram of DESIGN OF LENS |
| 10 | PENNSYLVANIA: referring to American Presidential election, I think |
| 15 | SHEEPFOLD: Jacob is a breed of sheep |
| 17 | RISOTTO: SIR (reversed) + OTTO |
| 18 | IVY BUSH: IVY + BUS + H (hotel) |
| 19 | MARTINI: ART in MINI |
| 22 | DRAIN: RA in DIN |
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10 Down PA (abbreviation for PENNSYLVANIA) is in centre of camPAign. I think that’s what’s meant here.
Absolutely. Silly not to have noticed that.