1: Reportedly hoist Jeter of the NY Yankees (5)
2: An animal which flies high but comes back for a place to wash (7)
3: Crazy bald guy in Beetle (7)
4: Get into the archeology scene. (3)
5: Reportedly remained sober (5)
6: Former spouse was a model, it's revealed (7)
7: Tries getting involved in real drama practice (9)
11: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)
12: Later round without an opponent (3)
14: A state, see - one in America - one with an American capital (9)
16: One implement for catching tuna damaged the fins (7)
17: Odds of niece being born (3)
18: Treason destroyed Washington insider (7)
19: Agree to make Lucifer wicked? (3)
20: Wordy poem about Hope, mostly (7)
22: Defeated after losing leader, gets plastered (5)
24: Dahl, for one, reported as curry house side-order (5)
26: Former name for joint audition (3)