Guardian Cryptic 26380 with Picture Quiz

(Please post comments on ONLY the picture quiz hereinbelow.  To post comments on the crossword puzzle, please click here.)   As I usually find with Paul, few pickings initially, but one can count on all being revealed, bit by bit.  Thanks to Paul.  Definitions are underlined in the clues.

Across

1    Clothing a couple of unknowns, tailor had a stylistic mode of floral design (4,5,6)

LAZY DAISY STITCH : Anagram of(tailor) HAD A STYLISTIC containing(Clothing) [Z,Y](a couple of symbols for unknown quantities in mathematics).

9    See 26

10    The cracks in slippery surface required further assessment (7)

RETHINK : Anagram of(… cracks) THE contained in(in) RINK(the slippery surface for ice skaters).

11    Stuffed in general election, bitter (3)

ALE : Hidden in(Stuffed in) “general election “.

Defn: Beer with a high hop content, with a slightly bitter taste.

12    Those charging club, perhaps, as one selling pork pies? (11)

BULLSHITTER : BULLS(animals renowned for charging at you) + HITTER(thing that hits, whimsically;perhaps, a club).

Defn: One telling pork pies;Cockney rhyming slang for “lies” can be said to be selling them, figuratively.

13    Series of bars as animal restraint, ultimately – walker free? (6,4)

CATTLE GRID : CAT(an animal) + the last letter of(…, ultimately) “restraint ” + LEG(what’s used to walk with, whimsically, a walker) + RID(to free of something).

15    Illegal drugs in clothing (4)

GEAR : Double defn: 1st: In slang.

18    Beauty got to her feet? (4)

ROSE : Double defn: 1st: A symbol of beauty.

20    There’s silence after one’s pushed flexible tube into sheep (4,6)

MUTE BUTTON : Anagram of(flexible) TUBE contained in(into) MUTTON(sheep, or their meat).

23    Attitude in US puritans abandoning lake for capital city (6,5)

BUENOS AIRES : AIR(an attitude;a bearing) contained in(in) “bluenoses”(a US term for “puritans”;prudes) minus(abandoning) “l”(abbrev. for “lake”).

25    Fish, one in a warm stream? (3)

RAY : Double defn: 2nd: A beam in a stream of warm sunlight.

26,9 A god involved in heinous act as entering bar, not a ripple to be seen (4,2,1,7)

FLAT AS A PANCAKE : { [A + PAN(the Greek mythological god) ] contained in(involved in) anagram of(heinous) ACT AS } contained in(entering) FLAKE(a flakey chocolate bar from Cadbury).

27    Hole provided between gold diamonds (7)

ORIFICE : IF(provided;conditional upon) contained in(between) [OR(in heraldry, the colour of gold) plus(and) ICE(slang for the precious stones, diamonds) ].

28    Surgeries’ tender, qualified as medical worker (10,5)

REGISTERED NURSE : Anagram of(…, qualified) SURGERIES’ TENDER.

Down

1    Cavalryman admitting first parts of puzzle difficult, attempts the teaser (3,6)

LAP DANCER : LANCER(a calvary soldier armed with, well, a lance) containing(admitting) the 1st letters, respectively, of(first parts of) “puzzle difficult, attempts “.

Defn: … or tease.

2    Liquorice flavouring (seedless) in relish, most nutty (7)

ZANIEST : “aniseed”(the seeds with the liquorice flavour) minus(…less) “seed” contained in(in) ZEST(relish;gusto).

3    High table with odd locking device (8)

DEADBOLT : Anagram of(High) [TABLE plus(with) ODD].

4    Thought control in the end proving visionary (5)

IDEAL : IDEA(a thought) + the last letter of(… in the end) “control “.

5,21 Entering bar, there is drunk with bishop and right little yapper! (9,7)

YORKSHIRE TERRIER : [ Anagram of(… drunk) THERE IS
plus(with) RR(abbrev for “Right Reverend”, a title for an Anglican or Roman Catholic bishop) ] contained in(Entering) YORKIE(a chocolate bar from Nestle) plus(and) R(abbrev. for “right”).

6    Shape-shifter tries to shift after a little time (6)

TETRIS : Anagram of(… to shift) TRIES placed below(after, in a down clue) the 1st letter of(a little) “time “.

Defn: The video game where the shape at the bottom of the screen keeps changing.

7    Symbol of the British nation, not that it will crumble, all may conclude? (7)

THISTLE : THIS(as opposed to;not “that”) + the last letters, respectively, of(…, all may conclude) “it will crumble “.

Defn: … or country, Scotland.

8    Fresh start for rider, as pedestrian (5)

HIKER : “biker”(a motorcycle rider) with its 1st letter replaced(Fresh start for …).

14    Salt, surfeit going over a friend (9)

GLUTAMATE : GLUT(a surfeit;an overabundance) placed above(going over, in a down clue) A + MATE(a friend).

Defn: … of glutamic acid.

16    Where King John’s powers were diluted with weak alcoholic drink, say? (9)

RUNNYMEDE : RUNNY(flowing more easily, and therefore, for liquid substances, an indication of being diluted or weakened in concentration) + homophone of(…, say) “mead”(an alcoholic drink from fermented honey and water).

Answer: The meadow on the south bank of the Thames where King John was forced to sign the Magna Carta.

17    Might one be popped in quotes, perhaps? (8)

QUESTION : Anagram of(…, perhaps) IN QUOTES.

Defn: …, as a marriage proposal.

19    Novel on crack, the whole thing? (7)

SHEBANG : SHE(the novel by Rider Haggard) placed above(on, in a down clue) BANG(a crack;a loud sudden noise, eg. when a gun is fired).

21    See 5

22    Those crowned heads in outrageous leotards entering bar (6)

MOLARS : The 1st letters, respectively, of(heads in) “outrageous leotards ” contained in(entering) MARS(a chocolate bar, the deep-fried version originating from Scotland).

23    Service industry job ends up in a class of its own (2,3)

BY FAR : Reversal of(up, in a down clue) [ RAF(abbrev. for the Royal Air Force, a service branch of the British military) + the last letters, respectively, of(… ends) “industry job “] .

24    River, perfect river (5)

RHONE : R(abbrev. for “river”) + HONE(to perfect;to figuratively sharpen, as in “to hone one’s skills at …”). 

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