The Lord of the Rings No. 2 — cryptic crossword

A themed (The Lord of the Rings) standard puzzle: 29 clues on a 11×11 grid. Solve it online — check your answers as you go, ask for a hint, and read how each clue works once it is solved.

Across

1. Centre ground for Tolkien's world (6-5)
7. Bag racier novel by the river (7)
10. Neither's partner has no right (3)
11. Son walks out of long lecture on belief (5)
12. Assistant to help, reportedly (4)
13. Recently a honeymooner, no longer married (5)
16. Father with ring at party for Bilbo's heir (5)
18. Very Irish poetry (5)
20. Imperative, perhaps, to roll back doom (4)
23. Stupid needs editing (5)
24. Clear rubbish in drains, initially (3)
25. Nothing changes for egg producers (7)
26. Officers place lodgers (11)

Down

1. Construction toy, number missing, is a magnet (5)
2. Ventured, fighting dread (5)
3. Clock face turned up and set down (4)
4. Some Handel rondo for Rivendell's master (6)
5. Sappers fresh to resume (5)
6. Harass one of the princes (5)
8. Stand up for a raise, awkwardly (5)
9. Referees swallowing energy bars (5)
14. Rodeo merriment involving Théoden's nephew (5)
15. Lose round in the middle, becoming baggy (5)
17. Relaunch with engineers giving a kick (6)
18. Catching rival out (5)
19. Lift taking in grand crest (5)
21. Bulb found on Iona (5)
22. Writing tables in newsroom departments (5)
23. Daughter has a navy patch (4)

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