* Tintin and members of his gang: Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, Snowy the dog and the Thompson Twins (Scotland Yard detectives)Across7 Samaritan SATAN8,26 cacao beans A/C(100)/A/OBE in CANS [tin/tin]9 checkmate Czech mate (hom)10* twins WIN in ST(rev) [John and Edward Grimes]12 smalls SS13 immunity I’M/M(assacre)/UNITY14 website cabinET IS BEWildered (hidden rev)17* haddock ADD in HOCK22 tomato A in MOTTO (anag)24,25* Snowy Mountains ANONYMOUS TWINS (anag)27 cafeteria C(lip)/A/FETE + AIR (rev)Down1 mayhem Y(out)H in EMMA (anag)2* calculus CALLUS3,16 litmus test MUST in TITLES (anag)4* captain CAP in TINA (anag)5 Darwin calenDAR W(omen’s)/I(nstitutes) Naturally (hidden)6 magnet MAGIC11,20* Emma Thompson MP in A MEMO TO NHS (anag)15 enhanced (d)EN(y)/(t)H(e) + DANCE (anag)18 demeaned MEAN in DEED19 angoras (k)ANGAR(o)OS (anag) [minus OK]21 mowing (roo)M/OWING22 tinsel SILENT (anag) [Tinseltown]23* Tintin cryptic def [Hergé’s intrepid reporter]

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2021 12:00 UTC