1: Friend captures random Arctic sound (9)
5: Birds in white trousers (5)
8: Nasty sea bandit did not drink. (9)
10: Norse gentleman? Not exactly. (5)
11: Man admitting setback for islanders (7)
12: Any number follow festival in the Orient (7)
13: Former name for joint audition (3)
14: File abbreviated manuscript before trip promoting graphic series (9)
15: Foretold that the wine would be finished (9)
19: 4-down Arias hit high note in some of the lungs (3,3)
20: Prepares this way, dearies (7)
22: Tiresome platitude from dim bore (7)
23: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)
24: Stopped? No somehow deferred (9)
25: Uneven ships cable made from hemp (5)
26: It's initially recording automobiles speed, leading to charge (5,4)