Across1 Viewers get a full sports ------ service on Saturdays (6)
6 A glance at Del Boy's accounting ------- (books) mi
ght tell a tale (7)
8 Ms Woodhouse -- a renowned animal trainer on TV (7)
9 Gromit is his Best Friend in Nick Park's films (7)
10 ----- Video, BBC Scotland comedy show with Helen Lederer (5)
11 & 1 Down Sarcastic host of The Weakest Link (4,8)
12 Ross, who had a close look at the Taliban in Afghanistan (4)
15 Another Ross -- a Crimewatch stalwart (4)
17 A straight man is used as a ---- (showing up to advantage) to a stand-up comic (4)
19 The producer often ----- (leaves out) what the censor wouldn't like (5)
20 Some TV news programmes are as sensational as a newspaper ------- (redtop) (7)
22 Noel -------, once host of a House Party (7)
23 Like its cousins, red and fallow, one of few wild animals seen in Britain (7)
24 Scoring sequences -- we expect to see big ones in top snooker (6)
Down 1 (see 11Ac)
2 Three pitches like this and you're out, we see on baseball coverage (6)
3 It has TV programming only once every four years (4,3)
4 George Clooney -- a screen ---- to many (4)
5 Political ------ (discussion) gets exposure on Question Time (6)
6 Green and Briscoe do their stuff in this crime series on Five (3,3,5)
7 Ms Barker, tennis star now game host (3)
13 If poor reception -------- (goes on and on) maybe the antenna needs checking (8)
14 That unlucky outtake may become one of Aunties -------s (7)
16 They carry many programmes directly underground (6)
18 Patsy Palmer in EastEnders (6)
20 The Boys From The Blackstuff knew how to handle this surfacing product (3)
21 Cooker well used by Delia Smith (4)
Across: 1 Second; 4 Chalet; 7 Ted Danson; 9 Noon; 10 Mean; 11 Cue; 12 Locale; 14 Singer; 16 Fowlds; 18 Enable; 20 Lax; 21 Drop; 23 Burp; 24 Dog collar; 25 Guests; 26 Script. Down: 1 Signal; 2 Open; 3 Deduce; 4 Cannes; 5 Atom; 6 Tanner; 7 Torchwood; 8 Neighbour; 13 Lad; 15 Ian; 16 Fading; 17 Slicks; 18 Exiles; 19 Expert; 22 Pots; 23 Barr.
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