20a. Brief article is on tax and shows expertise (8) ***I*T** 16d. Introduced exotic resident (8) *N*E*T*D 18d. Sober, we hold out, conversely, for liquor (3,4) D** *I*E 19d. Fat of the land,...
5. What scale is used to measure earthquakes under the sea? 11. Which national flag includes in its design a breadfruit tree? 12. Ditto ........ a goat? 26. For what crime is bail not available under...
6d. Catch half the score, in French at first, and cheer. (9)E*H*A*T*N (En[hear]ten? Why HEAR?) 11a. Alarm when drug is pulled out of the cargo (6) *R*G**
Absolutely stymied on last two - and fear a "wrong 'un" 19d. Doctor in case journalist harassed (8) COMBATED (MB in COAT + ED) If correct: 26a. I'll see if it changes him (6) *B*L*E
20a. I see central theme in long poem, which is conclusive (11) (E?)*I*O*I*T*C I am so far from getting this last one that I fear a previous error. The long poem is, presumably, EPIC
Confirmation and explanation, please. 24a. Pointless emotion (4) *O*E (Love?) 26d. Stir - it could cooler (4) *A*L (Jail, or Gaol - or does it matter?)