Special Instructions: A Nina and a handful of solutions relate to this sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJiY55mi6DA , but aren't needed to solve the puzzle
Across
Bashful perhaps, looking embarrassed alongside star (3,5)
Arrival of stylish Hoover put back (6)
Uri Geller ignoring worse press (4)
Neither son's sporting fake diamond (10)
Tipping this, one's mother leaves pool (6)
Unease at waves to turn your stomach (8)
Photographers with French city soldiers (7)
In Vladivostok (AM), a knackered nuclear reactor (7)
Get ale or bubbly for close friend (5,3)
Surgically remove organ from sailor, deceased (6)
Yam and runner beans finally flourishing for gardener (10)
Taste a bit of nosh to take home (4)
Send packing right into warehouse (6)
Model ironing front of dress's elastic (8)
Down
Ahead of setter, duck that's staggering (6,2)
I regularly tipped tea lady in lounge (4)
Brief quarrel in court that may lead some on (6)
Slowing down when playing, woeful Inter sadly out (8)
Like some green bottles, accidentally cracked? (3-3-4)
Covered with muck, rolling around, light-brown nag (2,2,2)
Companion following daughter, packing nothing for Saint-Tropez (6)
Property that priest can get rid of? (10)
Damn suit is on carpet (8)
What could impact The Globe when editor is sacked (8)
Well done Twmbarlwm. I had this on my list but watched it on cryptic sunday. Very enjoyable despite the odd unusual solution and tricky parse. Favourites included: 7a, 10a, 12a, 23a, 1d, 3d, 8d and 18d. Many thanks. PM
Thanks for the puzzle and for introducing me to that sketch Twmbarlwm! I particularly liked 9a (neat), 10a (smooth), 20a (very smooth), 23a (incredibly smooth), 25a (neat), 2d (neat), 8d (neat), 21d (fun) and 24d (very neat). Lovely stuff!
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